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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jun 24

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Receipts

284 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 107▲ 221 vs year ago 63 · +350.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 209, Bulls 35)

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 $395.57/cwt on 77 head, up $29.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +36.23 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$395.57

▲ 29.60 vs prior sale

77 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$28.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs VA average

−20.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	398.75	2,176	67
Medium and Large 2	527	377.00	1,987	6thin
Medium and Large 3	548	370.00	2,028	3thin
Small 1	565	370.00	2,091	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about $86 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 sale77 hd

395.57

—

VA average8 barns · 535 hd

385.40

+10.17

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−20.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

+36.23

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,109	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,173	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	443.64/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,422	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,528	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,572	3
Steers	650–700	Small 1	655	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,686	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	420.70/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,802	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,772	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	450.30/cwt	365.00–462.00	1,680	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	429.27/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,816	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,796	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,924	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	420.73/cwt	375.00–424.00	2,015	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,987	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	400.64/cwt	350.00–407.50	2,127	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	548	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,028	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	393.99/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,297	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	376.35/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,348	22
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	643	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,090	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	384.92/cwt	381.50–395.00	2,598	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,676	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,640	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,568	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	447.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,880	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,254	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,223	5
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	432.43/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,443	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	423.81/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,416	5
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,501	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Receipts 284Last week 107Year ago 63

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 209, Bulls 35)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	420	440.00–455.00	447.50
3	450–500	490	460.00	460.00
5	550–600	570	380.00–435.00	423.81
5	600–650	648	386.00	386.00
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
5	450–500	494	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	565	425.00–435.00	432.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	560	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	448	485.00	485.00
7	500–550	546	405.00–450.00	443.64
2	550–600	568	445.00	445.00
13	650–700	666	410.00–425.00	420.70
1	700–750	720	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	825	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	655	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	487.00	487.00
3	550–600	578	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
15	450–500	479	375.00–424.00	420.73
48	500–550	531	350.00–407.50	400.64
19	550–600	583	375.00–395.00	393.99
22	600–650	624	340.00–395.00	376.35
27	650–700	675	381.50–395.00	384.92
23	700–750	706	379.00	379.00
1	750–800	750	352.00	352.00
3	800–850	800	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
13	400–450	448	401.00	401.00
3	500–550	548	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	365.00–462.00	450.30
7	400–450	423	370.00–445.00	429.27
6	450–500	458	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	527	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	643	325.00	325.00

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.