Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 125, Bulls 105)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.84/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.49 against this barn's trailing median of $364.33.

Average price

$196.84

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$41.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.08

vs VA average

−70.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	203.64	1,118	11thin
Medium and Large 3	551	201.48	1,110	16thin
Medium and Large 2	539	200.00	1,078	8thin
Small 1	557	162.00	902	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.64/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

196.84

—

VA average10 barns · 762 hd

228.92

−32.08

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−70.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

364.33

−167.49

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	300–350	346	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	160.10/cwt	152.00–164.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	179.29/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,130	4
Steers	Small 1	550–600	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	249.10/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	246.48/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	246.11/cwt	202.00–269.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,308	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	205.25/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,314	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	910	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	211.14/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	524	189.25/cwt	125.00–225.00	992	5
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	481	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	909	9
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	627	163.96/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	2
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	168.94/cwt	147.00–180.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	237.39/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,353	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	195.21/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	167.15/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,207	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	213.78/cwt	213.00–214.00	988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	557	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	949	17
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	2
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Receipts 258Last week 209Year ago 219

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 125, Bulls 105)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	219.00	219.00
1	350–400	355	212.00	212.00
9	450–500	462	213.00–214.00	213.78
7	500–550	544	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	558	210.00	210.00
13	600–650	635	190.00–210.00	195.21
9	700–750	722	160.00–177.00	167.15
4	750–800	753	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	205.00	205.00
3	400–450	423	191.00	191.00
1	450–500	480	165.00	165.00
10	500–550	541	221.00	221.00
6	550–600	567	147.00–180.00	168.94
3	600–650	620	152.00–164.00	160.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	222.00	222.00
17	400–450	444	213.75	213.75
8	500–550	539	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	630	174.00–181.00	179.29
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	160.00	160.00
3	400–450	448	155.00	155.00
5	550–600	557	162.00	162.00
2	600–650	635	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	635	239.00–250.00	246.48
11	700–750	708	244.00–252.00	249.10
2	750–800	785	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	212.00	212.00
1	600–650	600	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
9	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
10	450–500	488	268.00	268.00
3	500–550	532	202.00–269.00	246.11
4	550–600	564	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	275.00	275.00
6	400–450	423	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	498	248.50	248.50
3	500–550	535	204.00–225.00	211.14
9	550–600	570	225.00–244.00	237.39
12	600–650	640	205.00–206.00	205.25
5	700–750	734	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	770	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
5	450–500	481	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	524	125.00–225.00	189.25
1	550–600	590	120.00	120.00
3	600–650	627	160.00–172.00	163.96
1	750–800	765	130.00	130.00

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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