Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 124, Bulls 80)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.89/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.87 against this barn's trailing median of $364.76.

Average price

$240.89

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs VA average

−23.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	247.00	1,336	18thin
Medium and Large 2	540	238.75	1,289	16thin
Medium and Large 3	520	225.00	1,170	1thin
Small 1	538	211.00	1,134	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $202 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.15, low $300.75, median $364.76 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

240.89

—

VA average9 barns · 660 hd

245.99

−5.10

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−23.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

364.76

−123.87

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

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,336	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	564	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,469	4
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	473	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	663	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	758	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,032	5
Steers	Small 1	500–550	518	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	635	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,474	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,397	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	298.40/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,282	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	251.75/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	291.00/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	226.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,455	12

How this sale compares

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 10, 2024

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

Receipts 229Last week 189Year ago 161

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 124, Bulls 80)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
11	450–500	458	253.00	253.00
18	500–550	541	247.00	247.00
12	600–650	642	220.00–230.00	226.66
8	650–700	653	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	724	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	790	189.00	189.00
9	800–850	844	199.00	199.00
3	900–950	922	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	465	222.00	222.00
1	500–550	505	197.00	197.00
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	635	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	465	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
8	450–500	465	250.00–252.00	251.75
13	500–550	537	238.75	238.75
3	550–600	552	238.75	238.75
4	600–650	638	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	285.00–312.00	298.40
5	400–450	428	284.00	284.00
8	500–550	508	275.00	275.00
8	550–600	566	260.50	260.50
8	600–650	646	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	473	228.00	228.00
4	550–600	564	260.50	260.50
3	650–700	663	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	758	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	311.00	311.00
7	400–450	419	290.50	290.50
5	500–550	500	279.00	279.00
4	550–600	585	260.50	260.50
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	753	206.00	206.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	518	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	308.00	308.00
2	450–500	460	277.00–305.00	291.00
4	550–600	554	293.00	293.00
3	600–650	642	276.00	276.00
1	800–850	825	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
5	650–700	661	268.00	268.00
2	700–750	715	241.00	241.00

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.

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