Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 111, Bulls 41)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.98/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$146.98

108 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	152.38	811	59
Medium and Large 3	493	144.95	715	20
Medium and Large 1	601	144.86	870	22
Small 1	562	113.82	639	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $172 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 sale108 hd

146.98

—

VA average10 barns · 1,925 hd

151.68

−4.71

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

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	Small 1	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.69/cwt	114.00–135.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	171.43/cwt	156.00–178.00	1,099	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	178.03/cwt	170.00–183.00	963	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	177.61/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	934	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	619	111.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	169.38/cwt	164.00–171.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.79/cwt	135.00–142.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	155.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	899	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	176.94/cwt	164.00–180.50	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	2

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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Receipts 225Last week 97Year ago 152

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 111, Bulls 41)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	133.50	133.50
2	—	515	168.00	168.00
4	—	668	114.00–135.00	129.69
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
4	—	486	164.00–171.00	169.38
3	—	582	150.00	150.00
5	—	423	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	180.00	180.00
2	—	328	160.00	160.00
3	—	483	166.00	166.00
4	—	521	135.00–142.00	139.79
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	170.00	170.00
8	—	468	199.50	199.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	191.00	191.00
6	—	569	187.00	187.00
3	—	725	158.00	158.00
3	—	762	161.00	161.00
5	—	622	177.00–178.00	177.61
9	—	541	164.00–180.50	176.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	82.00	82.00
15	—	641	156.00–178.00	171.43
13	—	541	170.00–183.00	178.03
1	—	430	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	132.00	132.00
6	—	657	145.00	145.00
2	—	350	138.00	138.00
5	—	536	151.00	151.00
3	—	812	150.00	150.00
2	—	453	152.00	152.00
2	—	715	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	109.00–113.00	111.35
2	—	418	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	156.00	156.00
6	—	447	147.00	147.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
6	—	544	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	132.00	132.00
23	—	579	150.00–160.00	155.33
10	—	428	161.00	161.00
5	—	615	145.00	145.00
12	—	530	156.00	156.00
2	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
4	—	468	142.00–145.00	144.24

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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