Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 167, Bulls 104)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.99/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$112.99

166 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.95

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	115.98	657	57
Medium and Large 2	528	115.66	611	82
Medium and Large 3	506	99.86	505	14thin
Small 1	538	97.17	522	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $134 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 sale166 hd

112.99

—

VA average11 barns · 3,028 hd

124.94

−11.95

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

63 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 1	—	333	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	457	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	632	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Steers	Small 1	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	2
Steers	Small 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	120.37/cwt	116.00–121.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.03/cwt	151.00–157.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	133.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	2
Steers	Small 1	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.16/cwt	141.00–144.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	121.07/cwt	119.00–123.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	751	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	733	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	629	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	751	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	663	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	690	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	111.69/cwt	107.00–112.00	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	371	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	516	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	524	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	108.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	748	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	558	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	619	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	529	100.23/cwt	98.00–106.00	530	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2

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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 322Last week 234Year ago 254

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 167, Bulls 104)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	114.00	114.00
4	—	715	103.50	103.50
8	—	544	116.00–121.00	120.37
16	—	635	107.00–112.00	111.69
6	—	443	115.00	115.00
19	—	560	121.00	121.00
2	—	465	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
2	—	485	95.00	95.00
3	—	360	103.00	103.00
5	—	540	105.00	105.00
3	—	632	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	85.00	85.00
3	—	558	111.00	111.00
5	—	529	98.00–106.00	100.23
2	—	650	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	536	118.00	118.00
6	—	349	112.00	112.00
4	—	488	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
19	—	576	122.00	122.00
19	—	444	118.00	118.00
7	—	662	105.00–109.00	108.40
4	—	719	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
2	—	435	154.00	154.00
10	—	543	130.00–135.00	133.53
2	—	660	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
3	—	747	127.00	127.00
3	—	462	151.00–157.00	155.03
14	—	633	138.00	138.00
7	—	565	141.00–144.00	143.16
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	163.00	163.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	119.00–123.00	121.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	115.50	115.50
4	—	428	153.00	153.00
3	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	360	156.00	156.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
9	—	478	146.00	146.00
5	—	751	107.00	107.00
10	—	554	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	102.00	102.00
1	—	640	87.00	87.00
10	—	650	115.50	115.50
6	—	556	122.00–125.00	124.01
5	—	414	152.00	152.00
7	—	490	139.00	139.00
2	—	358	149.00	149.00
3	—	342	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	91.00	91.00
3	—	420	120.00	120.00
5	—	663	104.00	104.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
5	—	490	109.00	109.00
4	—	575	109.00	109.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00

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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