Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 105, Bulls 67)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.79/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$100.79

100 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.18

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	107.43	519	27
Medium and Large 2	460	102.18	470	52
Medium and Large 3	429	92.85	399	13thin
Small 1	505	82.25	415	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $103 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 sale100 hd

100.79

—

VA average11 barns · 2,791 hd

114.97

−14.18

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	—	547	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	106.60/cwt	105.50–107.50	512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	433	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	371	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	690	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	642	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	528	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Steers	Small 1	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	2
Steers	Small 1	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	120.74/cwt	119.00–121.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	884	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	556	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	456	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	390	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	103.83/cwt	90.00–106.00	470	15

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 Nov 20, 2019

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

Receipts 232Last week 86Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 105, Bulls 67)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	93.50	93.50
4	—	649	91.00	91.00
2	—	575	85.00	85.00
2	—	373	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	79.00	79.00
17	—	347	112.50	112.50
15	—	453	90.00–106.00	103.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	105.50–107.50	106.60
7	—	534	105.50	105.50
5	—	336	118.00	118.00
3	—	642	98.00	98.00
1	—	410	105.50	105.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	82.00	82.00
2	—	440	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	90.00	90.00
3	—	333	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	89.00	89.00
1	—	510	87.00	87.00
1	—	385	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	79.00	79.00
2	—	545	102.00	102.00
1	—	690	93.00	93.00
1	—	395	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	491	107.50	107.50
7	—	414	108.00	108.00
6	—	548	106.00	106.00
4	—	349	126.00	126.00
2	—	633	98.00	98.00
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	100.00	100.00
4	—	646	101.00	101.00
4	—	490	106.00	106.00
4	—	331	132.00	132.00
3	—	783	92.50	92.50
2	—	395	118.00	118.00
1	—	845	89.00	89.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	103.00	103.00
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	507	119.00–121.00	120.74
5	—	571	119.00	119.00
4	—	443	123.50	123.50
2	—	748	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	657	134.50	134.50
6	—	627	125.50	125.50
6	—	464	127.00	127.00
3	—	578	120.00–123.00	120.98
2	—	543	123.00	123.00
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00

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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