Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 74, Bulls 56)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.32/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −109.01 against this barn's trailing median of $364.33.

Average price

$255.32

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs VA average

−17.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	264.00	1,410	7thin
Medium and Large 2	553	260.71	1,442	7thin
Medium and Large 3	548	250.00	1,370	6thin
Small 1	530	242.00	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $127 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.15, low $300.75, median $364.33 across 31 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 sale25 hd

255.32

—

VA average8 barns · 796 hd

260.39

−5.07

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−17.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

364.33

−109.01

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

49 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	600–650	619	242.55/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	308.30/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	284.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	281.03/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	266.13/cwt	264.00–266.50	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	277.78/cwt	252.00–288.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	283.43/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,604	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	272.72/cwt	271.50–284.00	1,699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	328.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	454	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	266.20/cwt	265.00–266.50	1,174	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	243.95/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	273.74/cwt	200.00–299.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,925	3

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Receipts 185Last week 162Year ago 145

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 74, Bulls 56)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	474	264.00–266.50	266.13
7	500–550	534	264.00	264.00
3	600–650	619	236.00–255.00	242.55
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
5	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	441	220.00–265.00	243.95
4	450–500	454	258.00	258.00
6	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	441	265.00–266.50	266.20
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	633	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	545	302.00	302.00
16	550–600	559	297.00–310.00	308.30
7	600–650	644	252.00–288.00	277.78
2	650–700	660	277.00–285.00	281.03
5	750–800	750	244.00	244.00
3	800–850	828	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	284.76
3	450–500	455	304.50	304.50
2	500–550	523	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	292.00	292.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	320.00–335.00	328.61
4	450–500	491	289.50	289.50
2	500–550	515	275.00–287.00	281.00
12	550–600	566	283.00–288.00	283.43
10	600–650	623	271.50–284.00	272.72
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
8	400–450	421	318.00	318.00
5	500–550	514	200.00–299.00	273.74
3	600–650	638	283.00	283.00

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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