Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 79, Bulls 52)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.23/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$106.23

79 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	109.54	558	37
Medium and Large 1	619	105.96	656	23
Small 1	479	100.50	481	10thin
Medium and Large 3	477	99.67	475	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.87/cwt here — about $83 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 sale79 hd

106.23

—

VA average11 barns · 1,305 hd

119.67

−13.45

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

47 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	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	566	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	572	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	740	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	574	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	479	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	126.70/cwt	114.00–133.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	126.59/cwt	122.00–128.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	653	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	601	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	494	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	511	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	106.62/cwt	106.00–107.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 79, Bulls 52)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	91.00	91.00
1	—	770	91.00	91.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
5	—	677	106.00–107.00	106.62
4	—	633	106.00	106.00
4	—	550	114.00	114.00
4	—	460	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	103.00	103.00
2	—	653	92.00	92.00
1	—	525	94.00	94.00
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	101.00	101.00
2	—	608	94.00	94.00
2	—	418	104.00	104.00
2	—	340	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	452	113.00	113.00
10	—	544	112.00	112.00
4	—	634	95.00	95.00
3	—	682	91.00	91.00
2	—	348	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	101.00	101.00
2	—	515	102.00	102.00
2	—	360	137.00	137.00
1	—	740	77.50	77.50
1	—	630	76.00	76.00
1	—	430	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	124.00	124.00
5	—	339	152.00	152.00
3	—	663	115.00	115.00
3	—	402	114.00–133.00	126.70
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	116.00	116.00
5	—	572	115.00	115.00
4	—	480	122.00–128.00	126.59
2	—	750	109.00	109.00
2	—	538	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	133.00	133.00
2	—	343	153.00	153.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	134.50	134.50
1	—	675	120.00	120.00

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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