Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 118, Bulls 104)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.38/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$111.38

117 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$29.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	119.10	588	55
Medium and Large 1	564	114.21	644	21
Medium and Large 3	492	107.43	528	23
Small 1	540	89.48	483	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.62/cwt here — about $105 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 sale117 hd

111.38

—

VA average10 barns · 1,967 hd

122.02

−10.64

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

65 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	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	554	93.77/cwt	89.00–97.00	519	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	573	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	119.09/cwt	111.00–123.00	640	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	652	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	739	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	913	6
Steers	Small 1	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	708	3
Steers	Small 1	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	3
Steers	Small 1	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Steers	Small 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	659	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	633	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	730	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	114.39/cwt	112.00–115.00	502	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	466	91.17/cwt	90.00–92.00	425	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	107.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	372	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	676	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Receipts 266Last week 322Year ago 217

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 118, Bulls 104)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	80.00	80.00
5	—	554	89.00–97.00	93.77
1	—	530	75.00	75.00
1	—	365	92.00	92.00
3	—	652	94.00	94.00
1	—	710	77.00	77.00
5	—	466	90.00–92.00	91.17
1	—	420	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	444	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
12	—	633	100.00–110.00	107.81
11	—	353	115.00	115.00
9	—	541	119.00	119.00
5	—	554	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	111.00–123.00	119.09
6	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	740	102.00	102.00
5	—	439	112.00–115.00	114.39
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	97.00	97.00
8	—	542	106.00	106.00
3	—	635	100.00–104.00	101.33
3	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	348	107.00	107.00
6	—	455	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	894	130.00	130.00
7	—	805	133.00	133.00
6	—	708	124.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
3	—	620	120.00–125.00	123.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	139.00	139.00
2	—	613	127.00	127.00
2	—	865	128.00	128.00
3	—	557	137.00	137.00
3	—	463	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
3	—	668	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	80.00	80.00
2	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
9	—	557	131.00	131.00
9	—	663	111.00	111.00
3	—	483	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	96.00	96.00
1	—	630	96.00	96.00
2	—	470	114.00	114.00
2	—	428	115.00	115.00
3	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
2	—	770	80.00	80.00
1	—	825	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	131.00	131.00
20	—	483	144.00	144.00
6	—	338	150.00	150.00
2	—	740	94.00	94.00
12	—	647	110.00	110.00
6	—	420	154.00	154.00

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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