Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 93, Bulls 94)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $259.78/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −114.93 against this barn's trailing median of $374.71.

Average price

$259.78

32 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$51.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.67

vs VA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	281.02	1,591	8thin
Medium and Large 1	543	266.58	1,447	15thin
Small 1	537	229.59	1,234	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.43/cwt here — about $357 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.10, low $329.37, median $374.71 across 24 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 sale32 hd

259.78

—

VA average11 barns · 291 hd

278.45

−18.67

This barn, trailing median24 sales

374.71

−114.93

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

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	306.87/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,295	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	212.77/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	670	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	565	201.26/cwt	170.00–247.50	1,137	5
Steers	Small 1	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	199.02/cwt	150.00–247.00	935	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	215.10/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	278.99/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,596	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	267.39/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,439	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,295	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,325	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,160	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,345	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	283.02/cwt	250.00–293.50	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	200.42/cwt	150.00–225.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	290.49/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	281.02/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1

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 17, 2024

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

Receipts 226Last week 229Year ago 113

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 93, Bulls 94)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	285.00–315.00	306.87
8	450–500	495	277.00	277.00
12	500–550	538	240.00–274.00	267.39
3	550–600	562	260.00–265.00	263.32
8	600–650	636	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00
5	750–800	777	200.00–216.00	212.77
4	800–850	825	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	565	170.00–247.50	201.26
1	650–700	670	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
9	400–450	423	318.00	318.00
6	450–500	480	260.00–298.00	290.49
8	550–600	566	274.00–282.00	281.02
11	650–700	658	254.50	254.50
3	700–750	717	150.00–225.00	200.42
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	470	150.00–247.00	199.02
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	467	258.00	258.00
8	500–550	534	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	575	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–230.00	224.88
3	650–700	678	196.00–225.00	215.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	295.00	295.00
17	450–500	453	256.00	256.00
17	500–550	544	243.50	243.50
4	600–650	641	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
10	450–500	458	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	527	237.00	237.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
14	550–600	555	285.00–290.00	287.65
5	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	278.99
2	650–700	675	256.00	256.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	420	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	525	250.00–293.50	283.02
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	660	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00

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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