Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 96, Bulls 88)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.93/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$117.93

95 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	123.71	689	39
Medium and Large 2	497	117.66	585	37
Medium and Large 3	506	107.29	543	7thin
Small 1	468	106.21	497	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $192 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 sale95 hd

117.93

—

VA average10 barns · 1,626 hd

125.17

−7.24

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

60 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	Small 1	—	460	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	449	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	447	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	505	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	502	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	145.43/cwt	144.00–146.00	910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.70/cwt	113.00–116.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.46/cwt	117.00–127.50	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.56/cwt	132.00–156.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Steers	Small 1	—	518	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	627	2
Steers	Small 1	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	144.84/cwt	143.00–146.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	115.75/cwt	87.50–144.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	155.20/cwt	151.00–156.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	838	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	95.20/cwt	82.50–108.00	607	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	616	99.60/cwt	97.00–107.50	614	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	426	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	503	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	493	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	555	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	378	114.92/cwt	112.50–117.50	434	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	546	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.39/cwt	129.00–130.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.61/cwt	125.00–129.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.41/cwt	117.50–121.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	534	3

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 13, 2021

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

Receipts 234Last week 209Year ago 216

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 96, Bulls 88)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	97.50	97.50
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
7	—	447	113.00	113.00
2	—	543	92.50	92.50
1	—	555	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	80.00	80.00
4	—	608	109.00	109.00
15	—	543	115.00	115.00
10	—	460	125.00–129.00	128.61
6	—	360	117.50–121.00	120.41
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	113.00–116.00	115.70
10	—	555	117.00–127.50	126.46
2	—	758	110.00	110.00
10	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.39
7	—	529	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
1	—	365	117.00	117.00
3	—	468	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	146.00	146.00
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
14	—	626	144.00–146.00	145.43
10	—	532	143.00–146.00	144.84
5	—	725	138.00	138.00
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	154.00	154.00
2	—	378	132.00–156.00	144.56
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
5	—	545	146.00	146.00
1	—	575	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	121.00	121.00
1	—	475	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	114.00	114.00
2	—	843	105.00	105.00
2	—	708	109.00	109.00
2	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
10	—	485	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	118.00	118.00
2	—	540	112.00–115.00	113.51
2	—	410	87.50–144.00	115.75
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
10	—	479	139.00	139.00
6	—	393	151.00–156.00	155.20
6	—	331	154.00	154.00
4	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	838	104.00	104.00
2	—	638	82.50–108.00	95.20
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	97.00–107.50	99.60
4	—	426	118.00	118.00
3	—	493	112.50	112.50
2	—	378	112.50–117.50	114.92
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
5	—	546	110.00	110.00

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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