Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 171, Bulls 129)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.90/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$122.90

171 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	126.66	597	82
Medium and Large 3	499	124.93	624	28
Medium and Large 1	533	124.05	661	40
Small 1	508	103.34	525	21

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $72 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 sale171 hd

122.90

—

VA average12 barns · 2,850 hd

134.75

−11.85

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

66 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	Small 1	—	447	109.25/cwt	107.00–110.00	488	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	371	106.48/cwt	91.00–112.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	155.24/cwt	145.00–161.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	124.73/cwt	117.00–127.25	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.42/cwt	118.00–128.00	780	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	657	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	Small 1	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Steers	Small 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Small 1	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	566	2
Steers	Small 1	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	114.81/cwt	92.00–118.50	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	348	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	158.69/cwt	145.00–161.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.28/cwt	105.00–132.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	496	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	674	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	161.54/cwt	150.00–163.50	774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	442	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	409	128.75/cwt	124.00–136.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.25/cwt	124.00–133.00	589	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	442	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	127.15/cwt	118.00–127.50	685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	578	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	348	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	97.40/cwt	97.00–100.00	526	7

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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Receipts 368Last week 180Year ago 322

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 171, Bulls 129)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	447	107.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	371	91.00–112.00	106.48
3	—	657	116.00	116.00
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.49
1	—	480	72.50	72.50
7	—	540	97.00–100.00	97.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
26	—	445	124.00–133.00	132.25
22	—	362	122.00	122.00
5	—	630	127.00	127.00
2	—	723	100.00	100.00
26	—	539	118.00–127.50	127.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	117.00	117.00
12	—	545	117.00–127.25	124.73
11	—	627	118.00–128.00	124.42
9	—	456	124.50	124.50
3	—	348	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	124.00	124.00
3	—	627	115.00	115.00
2	—	360	112.00	112.00
11	—	448	131.00	131.00
2	—	565	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
19	—	543	145.00–161.00	155.24
2	—	358	158.00	158.00
7	—	640	141.00	141.00
4	—	456	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
3	—	388	162.00	162.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
10	—	470	173.00	173.00
5	—	542	152.00	152.00
3	—	625	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
2	—	455	167.00	167.00
2	—	540	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	92.00–118.50	114.81
3	—	343	142.00	142.00
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
14	—	405	145.00–161.00	158.69
10	—	570	105.00–132.00	129.28
10	—	504	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	104.00	104.00
2	—	348	110.00	110.00
5	—	561	115.00	115.00
5	—	480	126.00	126.00
5	—	409	124.00–136.00	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	132.00	132.00
3	—	708	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
4	—	626	109.50	109.50
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
12	—	342	145.00	145.00
16	—	419	160.00–161.00	160.75
14	—	479	150.00–163.50	161.54

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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