Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 149, Bulls 61)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$119.42

145 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	122.19	632	56
Medium and Large 1	546	121.43	663	54
Medium and Large 3	536	112.44	603	31
Small 1	496	107.69	534	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale145 hd

119.42

—

VA average9 barns · 1,464 hd

120.40

−0.98

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

48 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	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	93.03/cwt	81.00–99.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	115.60/cwt	115.00–116.00	735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	102.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.96/cwt	123.00–129.50	619	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	475	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	466	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	413	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	127.19/cwt	126.00–127.50	591	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	435	7
Steers	Small 1	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	112.02/cwt	111.00–112.50	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	129.03/cwt	126.00–130.50	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	143.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	781	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.48/cwt	115.50–123.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.05/cwt	111.50–118.00	724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	582	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	667	13

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 10, 2019

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

Receipts 288Last week 143Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 149, Bulls 61)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
3	—	773	81.00–99.00	93.03
6	—	554	124.50	124.50
10	—	636	115.00–116.00	115.60
14	—	543	123.25	123.25
1	—	360	118.00	118.00
19	—	465	126.00–127.50	127.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	117.00	117.00
7	—	354	123.00	123.00
18	—	635	111.50–118.00	114.05
17	—	451	129.00	129.00
13	—	536	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	115.75	115.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	115.50–123.00	118.48
10	—	547	115.75	115.75
6	—	639	98.50	98.50
1	—	720	81.00	81.00
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	830	89.00	89.00
5	—	497	132.50	132.50
5	—	550	127.50	127.50
5	—	652	100.00–113.00	102.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	105.00	105.00
6	—	352	127.00	127.00
6	—	411	123.00	123.00
8	—	550	112.00	112.00
12	—	480	123.00–129.50	128.96
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	98.00	98.00
2	—	413	101.00	101.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	133.00	133.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	135.00	135.00
4	—	559	140.50	140.50
3	—	732	111.00–112.50	112.02
3	—	638	126.00–130.50	129.03
3	—	460	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	544	140.00–145.00	143.65
15	—	631	132.00	132.00
8	—	490	142.00	142.00
3	—	567	138.00–139.00	138.34
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	435	134.00	134.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.