Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 118, Bulls 79)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.38/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$96.38

115 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.20

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	479	106.00	508	6thin
Medium and Large 2	488	98.34	480	58
Medium and Large 1	566	96.08	544	39
Medium and Large 3	546	86.29	471	7thin
Small 1	532	78.60	418	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $89 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 sale115 hd

96.38

—

VA average11 barns · 2,041 hd

111.59

−15.20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	85.08/cwt	70.00–100.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	93.42/cwt	89.00–95.50	572	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	96.67/cwt	70.00–110.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	85.54/cwt	76.00–95.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	574	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	91.52/cwt	85.00–93.00	512	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.29/cwt	67.50–135.50	474	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	113.38/cwt	112.50–113.50	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	86.76/cwt	84.00–95.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	87.20/cwt	78.00–97.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	104.97/cwt	95.00–109.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	704	1
Steers	Small 1	—	510	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	357	1
Steers	Small 1	—	480	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	473	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	343	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	499	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	495	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	448	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	102.24/cwt	65.00–119.00	372	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	90.70/cwt	84.00–91.50	577	9

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 25, 2019

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

Receipts 218Last week 130Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 118, Bulls 79)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	70.00–100.00	85.08
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
22	—	448	100.00	100.00
14	—	540	100.00	100.00
10	—	364	65.00–119.00	102.24
9	—	636	84.00–91.50	90.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	612	89.00–95.50	93.42
4	—	548	95.00	95.00
4	—	436	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	70.00–110.00	96.67
2	—	573	76.00–95.00	85.54
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	72.50	72.50
1	—	640	78.00	78.00
1	—	575	86.00	86.00
1	—	500	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	81.00	81.00
2	—	558	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	86.00	86.00
1	—	305	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	85.00–93.00	91.52
11	—	415	67.50–135.50	114.29
8	—	489	112.50–113.50	113.38
4	—	509	84.00–95.00	86.76
3	—	353	138.00	138.00
2	—	625	78.00–97.00	87.20
2	—	348	87.00	87.00
1	—	725	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	97.50	97.50
7	—	556	95.00–109.00	104.97
6	—	494	116.00	116.00
6	—	436	128.50	128.50
4	—	539	90.00–94.00	92.03
3	—	717	86.50	86.50
1	—	805	87.50	87.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	70.00	70.00
1	—	480	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	108.00	108.00
1	—	465	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	120.50	120.50
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	98.00	98.00
1	—	450	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	123.50	123.50
4	—	738	119.00	119.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	124.50	124.50
1	—	440	128.00	128.00

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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