Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 168, Bulls 83)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.22/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$97.22

162 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	102.47	565	64
Medium and Large 2	511	96.74	495	70
Medium and Large 3	480	87.36	419	24
Small 1	515	80.75	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $149 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 sale162 hd

97.22

—

VA average9 barns · 1,996 hd

108.83

−11.61

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

57 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	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	108.23/cwt	104.00–110.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	107.57/cwt	106.00–110.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	99.72/cwt	96.00–111.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	577	86.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	500	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	350	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	109.83/cwt	105.00–110.50	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	76.66/cwt	73.00–80.00	290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	122.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	86.87/cwt	74.00–100.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Steers	Small 1	—	585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.29/cwt	120.00–120.50	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.49/cwt	120.50–133.50	806	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	473	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	378	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	605	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	532	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	85.94/cwt	79.00–87.00	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	351	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	92.88/cwt	90.00–106.00	523	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	106.05/cwt	95.00–110.00	487	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	88.71/cwt	80.00–90.00	330	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	607	6

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 Oct 30, 2019

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

Receipts 354Last week 229Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 168, Bulls 83)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	111.00	111.00
2	—	725	93.00	93.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
23	—	563	90.00–106.00	92.88
19	—	459	95.00–110.00	106.05
15	—	372	80.00–90.00	88.71
6	—	639	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	543	104.00–110.00	108.23
12	—	564	100.00	100.00
11	—	656	96.00	96.00
10	—	465	106.00–110.00	107.57
8	—	623	96.00–111.00	99.72
5	—	345	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	88.00	88.00
1	—	510	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	451	91.50	91.50
8	—	556	79.00–87.00	85.94
4	—	351	86.00	86.00
1	—	640	70.00	70.00
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	85.00–90.00	86.72
1	—	350	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	125.00	125.00
8	—	566	105.00–110.50	109.83
8	—	414	114.00	114.00
8	—	337	130.00	130.00
4	—	378	73.00–80.00	76.66
2	—	723	98.00	98.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	105.00	105.00
8	—	486	123.00	123.00
4	—	359	120.00–124.00	122.93
3	—	640	105.00	105.00
3	—	417	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	74.00–100.00	86.87
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	101.00	101.00
1	—	335	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	120.00–120.50	120.29
10	—	467	131.00	131.00
3	—	370	130.00	130.00
2	—	633	111.00	111.00
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	627	120.50–133.50	128.49
14	—	550	128.00	128.00
10	—	676	127.50	127.50
7	—	867	123.00	123.00
6	—	455	137.50	137.50
3	—	747	111.00	111.00
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00

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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