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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 29

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Receipts

120 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 180▼ 5 vs year ago 125 · −4.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 50, Bulls 42)

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 $381.67/cwt on 18 head, down $3.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +22.33 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$381.67

▼ 3.23 vs prior sale

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$6.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs VA average

−42.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	539	385.00	2,075	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	384.00	2,093	5thin
Medium and Large 1	531	378.13	2,009	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd

381.67

—

VA average7 barns · 466 hd

393.72

−12.05

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−42.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

+22.33

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

41 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,025	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,151	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	477.58/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,197	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,304	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,289	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,511	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,613	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	423.01/cwt	422.00–425.00	2,551	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,635	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Steers	700–750	Small 1	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,033	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	411.40/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,934	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,094	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,014	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,075	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,093	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,111	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,122	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	531.33/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,929	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,029	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,006	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	435.90/cwt	402.00–445.00	2,223	10
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	513	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,309	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	411.77/cwt	402.00–422.00	2,170	8
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,196	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,253	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,414	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	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 29, 2026

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

Receipts 120Last week 180Year ago 125

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 50, Bulls 42)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	490.00	490.00
10	500–550	510	402.00–445.00	435.90
1	600–650	615	357.00	357.00
4	650–700	665	363.00	363.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	513	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	530.00–535.00	531.33
3	400–450	418	480.00	480.00
8	500–550	527	402.00–422.00	411.77
2	650–700	653	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
4	450–500	476	440.00	440.00
7	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	621	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	410.00–417.00	411.40
5	500–550	539	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
7	450–500	460	442.00	442.00
5	500–550	545	384.00	384.00
2	600–650	643	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	730	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	540.00	540.00
4	450–500	460	475.00–485.00	477.58
2	500–550	503	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	600	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	540	465.00	465.00
3	600–650	603	422.00–425.00	423.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	485.00	485.00
5	550–600	562	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	680	400.00	400.00

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.