Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 67, Bulls 45)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.93/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$148.93

156 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$20.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.87

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	150.51	1,003	127
Small 1	470	143.00	672	7thin
Medium and Large 2	558	142.26	793	21
Medium and Large 3	515	130.00	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about $334 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 sale156 hd

148.93

—

VA average11 barns · 2,272 hd

144.06

+4.87

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

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.92/cwt	107.00–111.50	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	112.97/cwt	111.00–114.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	778	3
Steers	Small 1	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	5
Steers	Small 1	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	427	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	153.28/cwt	152.00–155.00	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	151.10/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,052	29
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Steers	Small 1	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,158	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.57/cwt	147.00–153.00	950	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	150.46/cwt	144.00–154.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	147.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	122.97/cwt	118.00–123.50	668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	138.44/cwt	134.00–139.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	499	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	694	4

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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Receipts 268Last week 79Year ago 303

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 67, Bulls 45)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	152.00	152.00
5	—	447	144.50	144.50
3	—	672	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	143.00	143.00
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	559	152.00–155.00	153.28
29	—	696	150.00–152.00	151.10
31	—	777	149.00	149.00
32	—	631	147.00–153.00	150.57
8	—	479	144.00–154.00	150.46
8	—	716	145.00–149.00	147.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	116.00	116.00
3	—	522	111.00–114.00	112.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	107.00–111.50	110.92
5	—	462	125.00	125.00
10	—	543	118.00–123.50	122.97
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
2	—	450	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	123.00	123.00
9	—	534	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
3	—	658	107.00	107.00
4	—	805	121.00	121.00
6	—	729	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
2	—	868	91.00	91.00
3	—	430	139.00	139.00
3	—	572	136.00	136.00
5	—	661	121.50	121.50
9	—	492	134.00–139.00	138.44
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	590	99.00	99.00
1	—	895	86.00	86.00
3	—	427	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	130.00	130.00
5	—	566	137.00	137.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
4	—	499	139.00	139.00

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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