Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 170, Bulls 45)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.04/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$154.04

170 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1

$31.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	631	162.54	1,026	104
Medium and Large 2	494	142.53	704	33
Medium and Large 1	566	142.48	806	20
Medium and Large 3	446	135.60	605	5thin
Small 1	580	131.38	762	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.17/cwt here — about $264 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 sale170 hd

154.04

—

VA average7 barns · 1,427 hd

151.19

+2.85

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

56 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 3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	901	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	157.44/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	Small 1	—	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Small 1	—	500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,194	4
Steers	Small 1	—	608	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	863	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	141.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	126.70/cwt	105.00–137.50	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	637	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	156.02/cwt	153.00–157.00	683	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	131.17/cwt	127.00–132.00	740	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	647	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	866	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	161.40/cwt	161.40–161.40	1,086	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.67/cwt	127.00–150.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	144.62/cwt	138.00–145.50	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	171.34/cwt	167.00–173.50	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Receipts 259Last week 202Year ago 201

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 170, Bulls 45)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
2	—	450	143.00	143.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	146.50	146.50
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
6	—	653	136.00	136.00
7	—	533	127.00–150.00	146.67
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
8	—	442	138.00–145.50	144.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	139.50	139.50
3	—	672	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
5	—	443	144.50	144.50
4	—	536	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	136.00	136.00
3	—	637	124.00	124.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	523	165.50	165.50
75	—	673	161.40	161.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	157.00–157.50	157.44
3	—	732	146.00	146.00
2	—	358	168.00	168.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
3	—	547	167.00–173.50	171.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	147.00	147.00
4	—	534	171.50	171.50
6	—	472	172.25	172.25
1	—	665	162.00	162.00
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
4	—	643	161.00	161.00
4	—	751	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	166.00	166.00
2	—	608	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	368	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	136.00–145.00	141.40
3	—	727	105.00–137.50	126.70
3	—	570	150.50	150.50
3	—	500	155.50	155.50
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	166.00	166.00
1	—	775	133.00	133.00
4	—	438	153.00–157.00	156.02
6	—	564	127.00–132.00	131.17
5	—	647	141.00	141.00
4	—	483	156.50	156.50
2	—	725	124.00–130.00	127.04
1	—	360	165.00	165.00

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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