Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 43, Bulls 30)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.19/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$174.19

127 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$37.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	178.44	1,205	98
Medium and Large 2	500	163.69	818	23
Medium and Large 3	470	154.00	724	2thin
Small 1	518	140.50	727	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.94/cwt here — about $478 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 sale127 hd

174.19

—

VA average7 barns · 576 hd

172.48

+1.71

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

44 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	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	171.92/cwt	167.00–175.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	170.76/cwt	169.00–172.00	975	5
Steers	Small 1	—	745	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Steers	Small 1	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Steers	Small 1	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	182.03/cwt	165.00–185.75	1,203	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	180.56/cwt	175.00–181.25	1,150	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	179.47/cwt	177.25–180.00	1,308	45
Steers	Small 1	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.24/cwt	137.00–146.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	143.32/cwt	137.00–145.25	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Receipts 202Last week 122Year ago 105

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 43, Bulls 30)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
2	—	540	160.00	160.00
3	—	357	159.00	159.00
3	—	478	158.50	158.50
3	—	617	145.00–147.00	146.31
6	—	562	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	131.00	131.00
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
1	—	585	148.00	148.00
5	—	495	157.50	157.50
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	167.00–175.00	171.92
4	—	639	150.00	150.00
3	—	353	155.00	155.00
3	—	437	166.50	166.50
5	—	468	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	169.00–172.00	170.76
1	—	880	142.00	142.00
3	—	435	166.50	166.50
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
22	—	661	165.00–185.75	182.03
1	—	915	145.00	145.00
18	—	637	175.00–181.25	180.56
2	—	505	175.00	175.00
45	—	729	177.25–180.00	179.47
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	154.00	154.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	167.00	167.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	142.00	142.00
7	—	637	135.00	135.00
9	—	356	137.00–145.25	143.32
4	—	545	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	152.50	152.50
5	—	470	137.00–146.00	144.24
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00

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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