Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 105, Bulls 57)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.87/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$98.87

105 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.13

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	100.33	505	59
Medium and Large 1	548	98.89	542	29
Medium and Large 3	411	97.00	399	11thin
Small 1	564	87.83	496	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $9 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 sale105 hd

98.87

—

VA average6 barns · 1,298 hd

114.00

−15.13

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	—	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	392	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	474	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	525	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	493	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	478	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	413	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.50/cwt	96.00–98.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	90.22/cwt	74.00–107.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	106.85/cwt	102.00–112.00	347	2
Steers	Small 1	—	473	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	97.84/cwt	95.00–100.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.18/cwt	125.00–129.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	121.99/cwt	110.00–126.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	107.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	120.84/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,011	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	123.18/cwt	120.00–124.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	122.05/cwt	119.00–124.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.50/cwt	101.00–127.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	395	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	498	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	103.05/cwt	102.00–105.00	503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	97.67/cwt	97.00–100.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	414	7

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 105, Bulls 57)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	100.00	100.00
3	—	658	96.00	96.00
1	—	740	98.50	98.50
17	—	488	102.00–105.00	103.05
10	—	367	103.00	103.00
9	—	551	97.00–100.00	97.67
7	—	639	98.00	98.00
7	—	422	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	95.00	95.00
8	—	451	108.00	108.00
4	—	674	90.00–93.00	91.45
4	—	649	97.00	97.00
1	—	730	96.00	96.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	84.00	84.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	83.00	83.00
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	354	98.00	98.00
3	—	422	98.00	98.00
1	—	605	93.00	93.00
1	—	530	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	81.00	81.00
2	—	625	84.00	84.00
2	—	493	97.00	97.00
2	—	413	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	104.00	104.00
7	—	406	115.00	115.00
5	—	556	110.00	110.00
5	—	339	119.00	119.00
4	—	630	96.00–98.00	97.50
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	99.00	99.00
3	—	763	91.00	91.00
3	—	540	107.00	107.00
3	—	493	110.00	110.00
2	—	580	74.00–107.00	90.22
2	—	423	108.00	108.00
2	—	325	102.00–112.00	106.85
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	95.00–100.00	97.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	125.00–129.00	128.18
9	—	583	129.00	129.00
4	—	694	110.00–126.00	121.99
2	—	485	100.00–115.00	107.65
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	837	120.50–121.00	120.84
5	—	772	120.00–124.00	123.18
5	—	637	119.00–124.00	122.05
4	—	721	118.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	525	101.00–127.00	118.50
2	—	480	128.00	128.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00

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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