Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 185, Bulls 36)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.91/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$106.91

183 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	110.00	526	4thin
Medium and Large 1	630	107.63	678	135
Medium and Large 2	506	106.73	540	33
Medium and Large 3	483	97.56	471	9thin
Small 1	468	97.00	454	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $72 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 sale183 hd

106.91

—

VA average11 barns · 2,634 hd

108.80

−1.89

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 2	—	466	111.32/cwt	111.00–114.00	519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	110.92/cwt	104.00–114.00	644	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	102.85/cwt	98.00–109.50	738	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	108.21/cwt	101.00–110.50	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	105.31/cwt	101.00–111.50	661	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	113.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	86.54/cwt	81.00–92.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	450	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	94.56/cwt	89.00–96.00	534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	497	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	92.15/cwt	86.00–98.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Steers	Small 1	—	453	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	122.31/cwt	111.00–126.00	772	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	120.78/cwt	115.00–124.00	645	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	122.78/cwt	110.00–126.50	813	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	111.78/cwt	108.00–114.50	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	119.45/cwt	119.00–120.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	103.39/cwt	99.00–104.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	109.41/cwt	106.00–110.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	468	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	103.03/cwt	99.50–108.00	557	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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Receipts 368Last week 100Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 185, Bulls 36)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	111.00–114.00	111.32
7	—	447	114.00	114.00
3	—	622	98.00	98.00
1	—	670	86.00	86.00
1	—	360	106.00	106.00
12	—	541	99.50–108.00	103.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	581	104.00–114.00	110.92
28	—	718	98.00–109.50	102.85
23	—	691	101.00–110.50	108.21
20	—	628	101.00–111.50	105.31
4	—	471	111.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	765	81.00–92.00	86.54
2	—	343	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	96.00	96.00
2	—	448	94.00	94.00
2	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	89.50	89.50
5	—	565	89.00–96.00	94.56
3	—	497	118.00	118.00
3	—	422	120.00	120.00
2	—	775	101.00	101.00
2	—	345	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	99.00	99.00
3	—	333	137.00	137.00
2	—	723	86.00–98.00	92.15
2	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	96.00	96.00
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
1	—	375	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	135.00	135.00
4	—	574	107.00	107.00
3	—	658	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	98.00	98.00
1	—	390	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	631	111.00–126.00	122.31
25	—	534	115.00–124.00	120.78
18	—	662	110.00–126.50	122.78
12	—	737	108.00–114.50	111.78
9	—	557	119.00–120.00	119.45
8	—	917	99.00–104.00	103.39
7	—	863	106.00–110.00	109.41
6	—	775	110.00–115.00	113.35
3	—	463	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,038	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,135	92.00	92.00

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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