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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Sep 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Receipts

173 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 78▼ 25 vs year ago 198 · −12.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 93, 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 $319.66/cwt on 33 head, down $17.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.68 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$319.66

▼ 17.11 vs prior sale

33 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$47.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs VA average

−18.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	327.99	1,758	20
Medium and Large 2	544	311.73	1,696	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	280.00	1,582	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.99/cwt here — about $176 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 sale33 hd

319.66

—

VA average6 barns · 265 hd

323.86

−4.20

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−18.13

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−39.68

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

45 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,373	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,562	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	350.67/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,683	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	339.14/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,791	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	353.22/cwt	353.00–354.00	1,872	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,054	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,181	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,214	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	338.48/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,550	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	338.44/cwt	338.00–338.50	1,564	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	313.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,654	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	327.99/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,758	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	309.91/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,729	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	282.57/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,763	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,863	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,870	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	251.94/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,809	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	355.92/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,317	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,471	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	361.90/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,574	7
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	346.49/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,622	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	348.47/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,645	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,864	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	342.86/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,906	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,909	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	302.19/cwt	300.75–308.00	1,928	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,020	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,209	2

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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Receipts 173Last week 78Year ago 198

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 93, Bulls 47)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	468	335.00–352.00	346.49
7	550–600	556	342.00–345.00	342.86
10	600–650	638	300.75–308.00	302.19
3	700–750	748	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	818	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00–362.00	355.92
7	400–450	435	355.00–363.00	361.90
4	450–500	472	347.00–350.00	348.47
1	500–550	545	342.00	342.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	303.00	303.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	350.00–351.00	350.67
9	500–550	530	353.00–354.00	353.22
5	600–650	642	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	783	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	445	351.00	351.00
3	500–550	528	325.00–351.00	339.14
2	600–650	630	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	458	337.00–339.00	338.48
20	500–550	536	324.00–332.00	327.99
5	600–650	649	287.00	287.00
10	650–700	668	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	718	235.00–265.00	251.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	330.00	330.00
16	450–500	462	338.00–338.50	338.44
5	500–550	527	310.00–320.00	313.91
6	550–600	558	295.00–313.00	309.91
7	600–650	624	282.00–283.00	282.57
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	755	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

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.