Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 115, Bulls 72)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.93/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$161.93

114 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	164.44	790	41
Medium and Large 2	506	161.74	819	56
Medium and Large 3	417	160.05	667	13thin
Small 1	430	144.97	624	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about $167 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 sale114 hd

161.93

—

VA average9 barns · 1,410 hd

163.61

−1.67

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

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	194.26/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	182.00/cwt	175.00–187.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,325	1
Steers	Small 1	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	172.03/cwt	154.00–185.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	Small 1	—	515	145.77/cwt	122.00–161.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,309	2
Steers	Small 1	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Steers	Small 1	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.92/cwt	162.00–166.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	193.02/cwt	180.00–197.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	167.08/cwt	135.00–178.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	188.95/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	141.44/cwt	131.00–152.00	648	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	173.98/cwt	172.00–176.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	149.57/cwt	140.00–154.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	161.46/cwt	161.00–161.50	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	166.07/cwt	150.00–167.50	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	164.00/cwt	163.00–167.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	154.50/cwt	149.00–157.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	168.52/cwt	165.00–170.50	615	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Receipts 252Last week 166Year ago 118

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 115, Bulls 72)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	193.00–198.00	194.26
7	—	561	190.00	190.00
1	—	705	188.00	188.00
4	—	778	175.00	175.00
2	—	413	182.00	182.00
5	—	471	154.00–185.00	172.03
10	—	656	197.00	197.00
2	—	818	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	175.00–187.00	182.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	178.00	178.00
1	—	405	192.00	192.00
1	—	480	169.00	169.00
3	—	660	196.00	196.00
1	—	640	196.00	196.00
4	—	548	189.75	189.75
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
3	—	515	122.00–161.00	145.77
2	—	705	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	159.00	159.00
2	—	748	148.00	148.00
5	—	658	149.00	149.00
13	—	541	161.00–161.50	161.46
13	—	455	150.00–167.50	166.07
7	—	624	149.00–157.00	154.50
14	—	365	165.00–170.50	168.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	453	167.00	167.00
4	—	635	150.00	150.00
10	—	363	174.00	174.00
9	—	534	160.00	160.00
2	—	745	146.00	146.00
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	131.00–152.00	141.44
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
3	—	374	140.00–154.00	149.57
3	—	322	169.00	169.00
2	—	448	160.00	160.00
4	—	458	163.00–167.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	345	199.00	199.00
5	—	567	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	162.00–166.00	163.92
8	—	495	186.50	186.50
6	—	413	194.50	194.50
5	—	625	191.00	191.00
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
2	—	540	172.00–176.00	173.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	183.00	183.00
3	—	548	171.00	171.00
9	—	413	180.00–197.00	193.02
4	—	556	135.00–178.00	167.08
5	—	325	202.00	202.00
5	—	628	186.00–191.00	188.95
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	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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