Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 96, Bulls 50)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.32/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$132.32

96 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	140.61	784	35
Medium and Large 2	521	135.16	704	24
Medium and Large 3	538	130.71	704	20
Small 1	543	113.15	614	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $170 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 sale96 hd

132.32

—

VA average10 barns · 1,646 hd

147.13

−14.81

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

52 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	—	536	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	134.37/cwt	127.00–138.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.56/cwt	141.00–147.00	783	16
Steers	Small 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	320	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	310	1
Steers	Small 1	—	543	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	173.78/cwt	169.00–175.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	166.50/cwt	145.00–173.00	693	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	153.79/cwt	127.00–163.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	135.03/cwt	118.00–138.00	721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	636	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	475	113.17/cwt	102.00–120.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	556	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	4

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Receipts 186Last week 177Year ago 314

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 96, Bulls 50)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	125.00	125.00
3	—	595	127.00–138.00	134.37
5	—	639	127.00	127.00
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
7	—	471	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
16	—	538	141.00–147.00	145.56
5	—	432	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
10	—	651	135.25	135.25
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	97.00	97.00
4	—	633	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	102.00–120.00	113.17
7	—	556	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	113.00	113.00
11	—	534	118.00–138.00	135.03
3	—	658	134.00	134.00
2	—	555	130.00	130.00
7	—	456	140.50	140.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
2	—	543	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
3	—	553	148.00	148.00
2	—	610	148.00	148.00
1	—	730	146.00	146.00
4	—	478	175.00	175.00
3	—	537	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	147.00	147.00
4	—	610	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	163.00	163.00
8	—	729	157.00	157.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
4	—	556	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	141.50	141.50
5	—	409	169.00–175.00	173.78
3	—	563	151.00	151.00
3	—	325	173.00	173.00
2	—	843	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	159.00	159.00
8	—	484	127.00–163.00	153.79
7	—	655	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	145.00–173.00	166.50
4	—	488	168.00	168.00
2	—	330	173.00	173.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	730	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	154.00	154.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00

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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