Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 89, Bulls 60)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.43/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.34 against this barn's trailing median of $364.76.

Average price

$292.43

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$61.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.07

vs VA average

−28.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	296.54	1,642	16thin
Medium and Large 1	546	296.03	1,615	10thin
Medium and Large 3	533	294.30	1,569	7thin
Small 1	575	235.00	1,351	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.54/cwt here — about $291 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

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 sale35 hd

292.43

—

VA average11 barns · 650 hd

314.50

−22.07

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−28.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

364.76

−72.34

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	700–750	709	244.92/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	342.97/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	348.35/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	350.24/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	355.42/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,656	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	667	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	528	327.16/cwt	313.00–342.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	319.08/cwt	315.00–319.50	1,761	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,129	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	400.66/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	293.45/cwt	293.00–293.50	1,640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	296.25/cwt	296.25–296.25	1,615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	301.69/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	294.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	269.84/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,310	4

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 16, 2025

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

Receipts 213Last week 145Year ago 226

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 89, Bulls 60)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	459	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	545	296.25	296.25
1	550–600	550	294.00	294.00
9	600–650	638	267.50	267.50
3	700–750	709	235.00–250.00	244.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
8	400–450	433	330.00–347.00	342.97
3	450–500	450	347.00	347.00
6	500–550	545	290.00–304.00	301.69
10	550–600	559	293.00–293.50	293.45
10	600–650	632	265.50	265.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	352.00	352.00
3	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	533	290.00–295.00	294.30
2	600–650	630	263.50	263.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	406.00	406.00
2	400–450	413	340.00–357.00	348.35
4	450–500	463	305.00–365.00	350.24
1	500–550	530	353.00	353.00
6	550–600	551	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	678	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	740	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	442	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	635	250.00–290.00	269.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	397.00	397.00
12	450–500	466	342.00–365.00	355.42
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	551	361.00	361.00
5	600–650	629	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	738	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	760	283.00	283.00
4	800–850	825	271.00	271.00
3	850–900	852	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	411	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	469	350.00	350.00
11	550–600	552	315.00–319.50	319.08
2	650–700	660	299.00	299.00
7	750–800	755	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	362.00	362.00
2	500–550	528	313.00–342.00	327.16
3	650–700	667	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	348	370.00–405.00	400.66
4	400–450	408	389.00	389.00
4	450–500	479	362.00	362.00
4	550–600	556	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	640	308.00	308.00
2	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

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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