Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 12, Heifers 104, Bulls 101)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.11/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$112.11

104 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	118.61	577	44
Medium and Large 1	503	114.67	576	31
Medium and Large 3	455	106.47	484	14thin
Small 1	470	93.00	437	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $139 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 sale104 hd

112.11

—

VA average11 barns · 2,145 hd

118.80

−6.69

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	617	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	554	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	499	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	118.05/cwt	111.00–119.50	655	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	105.60/cwt	80.00–118.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	710	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	555	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	583	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	660	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.28/cwt	128.00–140.00	586	13

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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Receipts 217Last week 215Year ago 83

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 12, Heifers 104, Bulls 101)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	112.00	112.00
2	—	853	94.00	94.00
3	—	418	140.00	140.00
3	—	758	102.00	102.00
4	—	559	123.00	123.00
6	—	341	164.00	164.00
6	—	533	123.00	123.00
7	—	485	132.00	132.00
7	—	644	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	117.00	117.00
2	—	483	115.00	115.00
4	—	583	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	488	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	810	87.00	87.00
3	—	722	100.00	100.00
6	—	647	115.00	115.00
7	—	548	120.50	120.50
5	—	352	166.00	166.00
13	—	427	128.00–140.00	137.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	136.00	136.00
3	—	545	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	112.00	112.00
7	—	525	117.50	117.50
6	—	555	111.00–119.50	118.05
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
4	—	474	115.00	115.00
6	—	327	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	90.00	90.00
10	—	445	92.50	92.50
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	357	112.00	112.00
8	—	478	114.00–123.00	119.73
8	—	538	124.00	124.00
2	—	713	85.00	85.00
13	—	449	126.00	126.00
5	—	628	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	118.00	118.00
4	—	359	109.00	109.00
6	—	432	80.00–118.00	105.60
1	—	725	67.00	67.00

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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