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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 22

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Receipts

180 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 124▼ 33 vs year ago 213 · −15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 83, Bulls 47)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.89/cwt on 37 head, up $16.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +25.55 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$384.89

▲ 16.73 vs prior sale

37 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs VA average

−37.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	390.88	2,125	16thin
Medium and Large 3	535	385.11	2,061	9thin
Medium and Large 1	546	379.00	2,069	9thin
Small 1	523	370.00	1,935	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

384.89

—

VA average9 barns · 539 hd

380.88

+4.01

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−37.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

+25.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.15, low $312.68, median $359.34 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Blackstone, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,168	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	497.12/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,322	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,475	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,466	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,722	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	452.46/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,665	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,718	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,993	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	424.91/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,865	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,971	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	445.42/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,080	17
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,047	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,089	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,069	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,153	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.00/cwt	319.00–360.00	2,044	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,163	10
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	493	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,007	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,118	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	541	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,121	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,279	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,216	4
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	623	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,349	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,488	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Blackstone, VA

Wed Apr 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 180Last week 124Year ago 213

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 83, Bulls 47)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	560	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	493	407.00	407.00
5	500–550	541	392.00	392.00
2	600–650	623	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	420	515.00	515.00
8	500–550	502	422.00	422.00
4	550–600	561	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	660	377.00	377.00
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
10	400–450	438	455.00	455.00
7	500–550	533	392.00	392.00
9	550–600	552	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	448	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	529	387.00	387.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	523	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	439	400.00–437.00	424.91
17	450–500	467	440.00–450.00	445.42
9	500–550	546	379.00	379.00
5	600–650	625	319.00–360.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	573	475.00	475.00
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	850	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	490	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	505	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
7	450–500	467	475.00–505.00	497.12
8	500–550	536	460.00	460.00
19	550–600	589	450.00–475.00	452.46
3	600–650	620	425.00	425.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.