Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 89, Bulls 87)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.44/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$115.44

89 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$27.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	118.80	622	31
Medium and Large 1	583	115.66	674	45
Medium and Large 3	450	109.45	493	11thin
Small 1	453	91.50	414	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.30/cwt here — about $208 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 sale89 hd

115.44

—

VA average6 barns · 1,148 hd

119.98

−4.54

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 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	110.64/cwt	105.00–112.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	110.26/cwt	106.00–112.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	104.57/cwt	91.00–109.00	754	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	458	96.59/cwt	91.00–102.00	442	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.15/cwt	101.00–110.00	617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	107.58/cwt	102.00–108.50	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	105.97/cwt	103.50–107.50	706	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	138.74/cwt	134.00–140.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	124.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.23/cwt	129.00–131.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	548	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.32/cwt	116.00–124.00	585	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 89, Bulls 87)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	118.00	118.00
4	—	654	106.00	106.00
2	—	580	117.00	117.00
2	—	390	123.50	123.50
12	—	474	116.00–124.00	123.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	545	120.00	120.00
10	—	624	105.00–112.00	110.64
7	—	662	106.00–112.00	110.26
7	—	460	124.00	124.00
4	—	721	91.00–109.00	104.57
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	97.00	97.00
1	—	340	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	110.50	110.50
3	—	348	113.00	113.00
2	—	523	106.50	106.50
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	410	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	91.00–102.00	96.59
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	101.00–110.00	109.15
7	—	633	102.00–108.50	107.58
7	—	488	120.00	120.00
5	—	420	122.00	122.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	355	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	666	103.50–107.50	105.97
11	—	560	110.00	110.00
9	—	755	93.00	93.00
4	—	510	120.00	120.00
3	—	818	92.50	92.50
3	—	422	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	136.00	136.00
5	—	367	134.00–140.00	138.74
2	—	658	123.00	123.00
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	841	120.00–125.00	124.56
7	—	546	136.00	136.00
5	—	630	129.00–131.00	130.23
2	—	855	119.00	119.00
2	—	730	129.00	129.00
2	—	448	136.00	136.00
2	—	385	135.00	135.00

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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