Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 92, Bulls 38)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.76/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$118.76

91 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	121.36	695	45
Medium and Large 2	480	118.11	567	36
Small 1	483	110.00	531	2thin
Medium and Large 3	443	109.28	484	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $210 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 sale91 hd

118.76

—

VA average9 barns · 1,698 hd

125.50

−6.74

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

45 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	—	539	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	652	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	758	14
Steers	Small 1	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	Small 1	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	120.11/cwt	113.00–127.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.73/cwt	119.00–129.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	690	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	99.75/cwt	97.00–105.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	5

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Receipts 175Last week 162Year ago 61

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 92, Bulls 38)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	539	121.00	121.00
5	—	650	110.00	110.00
7	—	346	120.00	120.00
14	—	445	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	120.00	120.00
3	—	712	105.00	105.00
14	—	637	119.00	119.00
19	—	548	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
3	—	558	97.00–105.00	99.75
2	—	333	114.00	114.00
2	—	423	116.00–117.00	116.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	142.00	142.00
4	—	481	113.00–127.00	120.11
3	—	535	119.00–129.00	125.73
2	—	665	116.00	116.00
2	—	328	149.00	149.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	129.00	129.00
3	—	320	149.00	149.00
3	—	563	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
5	—	423	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	145.00	145.00
2	—	750	126.00	126.00
2	—	545	147.00	147.00
11	—	562	147.00	147.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
4	—	526	118.00	118.00
5	—	471	143.00	143.00
6	—	382	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00

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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