Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 100, Bulls 107)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.72/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$125.72

107 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	506	128.39	650	25
Medium and Large 1	610	125.33	765	67
Small 1	515	123.00	633	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $16 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 sale107 hd

125.72

—

VA average9 barns · 1,442 hd

144.36

−18.64

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

62 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 1	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	122.84/cwt	118.00–123.50	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.19/cwt	99.00–111.50	705	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	4
Steers	Small 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.16/cwt	129.00–137.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.51/cwt	125.00–145.00	592	9
Steers	Small 1	—	383	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	509	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	653	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	744	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	5
Steers	Small 1	—	468	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	133.00/cwt	125.00–134.50	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	879	86.81/cwt	86.00–90.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	163.04/cwt	159.00–164.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	129.94/cwt	129.00–130.00	587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	127.96/cwt	105.00–148.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	141.69/cwt	122.00–147.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	115.04/cwt	105.00–116.50	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	123.27/cwt	109.00–124.50	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	646	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Receipts 232Last week 47Year ago 188

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 100, Bulls 107)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	657	125.00	125.00
9	—	424	125.00–145.00	139.51
6	—	487	125.00–134.50	133.00
5	—	879	86.00–90.00	86.81
5	—	344	159.00–164.00	163.04
3	—	640	124.50	124.50
2	—	543	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
8	—	754	105.00–116.50	115.04
7	—	704	115.50	115.50
6	—	567	130.50	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
2	—	553	127.00	127.00
4	—	376	105.00–148.00	127.96
3	—	657	118.00	118.00
5	—	419	122.00–147.00	141.69
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
7	—	491	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00	130.00
3	—	653	114.00	114.00
5	—	480	124.00	124.00
3	—	555	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	118.00–123.50	122.84
4	—	328	144.00	144.00
5	—	751	100.00	100.00
9	—	640	99.00–111.50	110.19
3	—	725	91.00	91.00
2	—	670	105.00	105.00
13	—	552	109.00–124.50	123.27
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
6	—	578	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
1	—	460	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
6	—	381	130.50	130.50
4	—	461	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	452	129.00–130.00	129.94
5	—	550	127.00	127.00
3	—	435	129.00	129.00
5	—	377	128.00	128.00
3	—	533	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
2	—	383	133.00	133.00
2	—	468	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	129.00–137.00	132.16
2	—	558	139.00	139.00
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
2	—	538	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	134.00	134.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00

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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