Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 82, Bulls 37)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.77/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$166.77

80 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$43.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	178.58	850	36
Medium and Large 1	566	164.93	933	26
Medium and Large 3	425	162.29	690	7thin
Small 1	539	135.31	730	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.26/cwt here — about $121 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 sale80 hd

166.77

—

VA average8 barns · 1,954 hd

178.36

−11.59

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

48 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 1	—	458	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	857	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.83/cwt	214.50–216.50	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	214.65/cwt	211.00–216.50	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.94/cwt	135.00–206.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	807	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	199.98/cwt	186.00–207.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	631	123.01/cwt	115.00–137.00	776	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	152.21/cwt	140.00–165.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	176.85/cwt	171.00–179.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Receipts 150Last week 119Year ago 121

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 82, Bulls 37)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	176.00	176.00
3	—	668	154.00	154.00
8	—	547	173.00	173.00
6	—	623	162.00–165.00	164.51
2	—	755	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	136.00	136.00
2	—	373	146.00	146.00
2	—	423	132.00	132.00
4	—	631	115.00–137.00	123.01
2	—	533	140.00–165.00	152.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	183.50	183.50
3	—	432	176.00	176.00
11	—	532	171.00–179.00	176.85
4	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	219.00	219.00
4	—	469	211.00	211.00
1	—	535	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
2	—	733	183.00	183.00
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
6	—	525	214.50–216.50	215.83
6	—	472	211.00–216.50	214.65
4	—	655	206.00	206.00
4	—	639	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	173.00	173.00
5	—	413	221.50	221.50
4	—	584	207.00	207.00
2	—	478	135.00–206.00	169.94
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	200.00	200.00
2	—	315	217.00	217.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	174.00	174.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
7	—	407	225.50	225.50
3	—	504	186.00–207.00	199.98
1	—	825	125.00	125.00

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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