Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 93, Bulls 85)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.71/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.62 against this barn's trailing median of $364.33.

Average price

$314.71

33 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.74

vs VA average

−25.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	319.82	1,787	20
Medium and Large 2	553	309.08	1,710	12thin
Medium and Large 3	560	280.00	1,568	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $219 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 sale33 hd

314.71

—

VA average7 barns · 363 hd

331.45

−16.74

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−25.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

364.33

−49.62

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

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	357.30/cwt	350.00–359.50	2,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	311.70/cwt	290.00–318.00	2,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	342.04/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,179	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	353.49/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,916	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,922	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	320.02/cwt	312.00–320.50	1,799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	314.26/cwt	309.00–316.00	2,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,515	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	329.01/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	285.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	316.33/cwt	315.00–316.50	2,066	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	289.60/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	366.81/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	325.79/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	383.98/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	343.01/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,948	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,076	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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Receipts 267Last week 166Year ago 141

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 93, Bulls 85)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
19	500–550	542	320.00–357.00	353.49
13	550–600	572	350.00–359.50	357.30
24	600–650	637	335.00–357.00	342.04
6	650–700	682	343.00	343.00
9	700–750	739	290.00–318.00	311.70
4	750–800	776	309.00–316.00	314.26
1	950–1000	960	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	542	351.00	351.00
1	600–650	600	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	452	322.00–331.00	329.01
2	500–550	528	318.00	318.00
18	550–600	562	312.00–320.50	320.02
5	600–650	601	287.00–300.00	289.60
18	650–700	656	293.00	293.00
5	700–750	724	280.00–290.00	285.95
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	250.00–345.00	325.79
3	400–450	437	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	410	327.00	327.00
3	450–500	477	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
11	550–600	555	309.00	309.00
1	650–700	660	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	317.00	317.00
3	550–600	568	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	417	350.00–375.00	366.81
8	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
16	550–600	568	340.00–344.00	343.01
18	650–700	653	315.00–316.50	316.33
2	700–750	723	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
5	850–900	851	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	413	370.00–387.00	383.98
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	650	302.00	302.00

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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