Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 106, Bulls 78)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.05/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −102.28 against this barn's trailing median of $364.33.

Average price

$262.05

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.28

vs VA average

−52.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	268.75	1,463	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	262.00	1,433	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	244.25	1,314	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

262.05

—

VA average10 barns · 751 hd

283.33

−21.28

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−52.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

364.33

−102.28

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	800–850	847	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	324.53/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,796	4
Steers	Small 1	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	244.25/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	1,329	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	299.23/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	252.62/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	547	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	312.82/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,084	5
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	385	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	299.68/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	392.78/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,277	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	282.95/cwt	265.00–328.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,450	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Receipts 230Last week 254Year ago 197

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 106, Bulls 78)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
10	400–450	419	367.50	367.50
13	450–500	486	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	605	263.00	263.00
7	650–700	664	261.50	261.50
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	847	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	375.00–395.00	392.78
9	400–450	406	366.00	366.00
9	450–500	481	341.00	341.00
6	500–550	540	265.00–328.00	282.95
1	600–650	625	256.00	256.00
1	700–750	710	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	820	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	556	323.00	323.00
5	600–650	627	299.00	299.00
3	700–750	728	264.00	264.00
1	800–850	815	242.00	242.00
4	850–900	870	232.50	232.50
5	900–950	924	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	514	315.00–327.00	324.53
5	550–600	567	287.00–317.00	299.23
4	600–650	616	296.00	296.00
1	800–850	835	238.00	238.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	300.00–317.00	312.82
7	400–450	430	285.00–302.00	299.68
6	500–550	538	200.00–260.00	244.25
4	600–650	641	254.00	254.00
11	650–700	688	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	317.00	317.00
15	450–500	456	291.50	291.50
12	500–550	539	269.00	269.00
4	550–600	560	268.00	268.00
8	600–650	637	266.00	266.00
5	650–700	669	241.00–270.00	252.62
3	700–750	702	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	308.00	308.00
6	400–450	429	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	547	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	622	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	301.00	301.00

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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