Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 74, Bulls 49)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.43/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$140.43

74 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$18.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	143.56	766	33
Medium and Large 1	565	140.92	796	30
Medium and Large 3	529	132.43	700	7thin
Small 1	600	125.00	750	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about $16 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 sale74 hd

140.43

—

VA average9 barns · 1,709 hd

143.84

−3.40

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

49 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	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	161.64/cwt	148.00–169.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.64/cwt	129.00–156.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	171.03/cwt	166.00–173.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	169.41/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,040	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	130.20/cwt	125.00–132.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	146.98/cwt	143.00–151.00	636	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.24/cwt	139.00–148.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	134.98/cwt	133.00–135.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	145.86/cwt	145.00–148.00	791	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	148.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	167.96/cwt	167.00–170.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.76/cwt	129.00–134.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	145.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	900	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	633	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	905	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1

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 Jun 22, 2022

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

Receipts 172Last week 173Year ago 112

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 74, Bulls 49)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	168.00	168.00
1	—	720	136.00	136.00
3	—	414	148.00–169.00	161.64
3	—	553	150.00	150.00
6	—	648	145.50	145.50
8	—	485	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	145.00–151.00	148.03
3	—	633	143.00	143.00
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	167.00–170.00	167.96
3	—	730	139.00	139.00
2	—	505	155.00	155.00
6	—	640	140.00–147.00	145.86
3	—	573	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
4	—	558	170.00	170.00
13	—	614	167.50–170.00	169.41
2	—	838	146.00	146.00
3	—	723	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	168.00	168.00
1	—	740	156.00	156.00
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	129.00–156.00	142.64
7	—	533	166.00–173.00	171.03
2	—	350	169.00	169.00
2	—	433	143.00–151.00	146.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	158.00	158.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
2	—	618	164.00	164.00
3	—	488	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
2	—	340	154.50	154.50
5	—	434	139.00–148.00	146.24
5	—	609	133.00–135.50	134.98
4	—	660	129.00–134.00	132.76
11	—	547	143.50	143.50
2	—	843	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	560	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	125.00–132.00	130.20
3	—	437	149.00	149.00
7	—	618	140.00	140.00
5	—	354	149.50	149.50
14	—	542	145.00–148.00	145.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
3	—	627	124.00	124.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00

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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