Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 115, Bulls 85)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.22/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$109.22

115 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	112.66	590	57
Medium and Large 1	557	110.34	615	42
Medium and Large 3	524	96.57	506	7thin
Small 1	448	92.05	412	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about $178 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

109.22

—

VA average11 barns · 1,835 hd

111.16

−1.94

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

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.95/cwt	91.00–112.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	113.38/cwt	103.00–115.50	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	112.17/cwt	111.00–113.50	637	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.66/cwt	115.00–147.50	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	378	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Steers	Small 1	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	482	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	459	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	399	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	403	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	364	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	107.49/cwt	100.00–111.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	94.71/cwt	93.00–100.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	109.84/cwt	106.00–115.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	87.02/cwt	84.00–90.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.87/cwt	113.00–127.00	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.01/cwt	120.00–145.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 217Last week 254Year ago 354

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 115, Bulls 85)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	141.00	141.00
11	—	345	146.00	146.00
5	—	629	105.00	105.00
7	—	564	114.50	114.50
6	—	418	120.00–145.00	141.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	115.00–147.50	144.66
4	—	742	93.00–100.00	94.71
4	—	353	146.00	146.00
3	—	655	104.00	104.00
3	—	492	136.00	136.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
13	—	571	113.00–127.00	124.87
6	—	648	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	92.00	92.00
2	—	403	83.00	83.00
1	—	520	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	454	119.00	119.00
15	—	562	106.00–115.00	109.84
1	—	700	94.00	94.00
6	—	773	111.00	111.00
1	—	405	97.00	97.00
5	—	634	105.00	105.00
2	—	690	84.00–90.00	87.02
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
12	—	355	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	91.00–112.00	108.95
6	—	467	103.00–115.50	113.38
15	—	568	111.00–113.50	112.17
4	—	368	118.00	118.00
1	—	750	87.00	87.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	448	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	72.00	72.00
1	—	560	86.00	86.00
4	—	459	87.00	87.00
3	—	370	100.00–111.00	107.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	82.00	82.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	114.00	114.00
1	—	750	84.00	84.00
1	—	650	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00

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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