Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 170, Bulls 68)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.61/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$178.61

170 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$43.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

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	183.65	874	83
Medium and Large 1	517	176.23	910	47
Medium and Large 3	472	172.23	813	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	171.50	1,043	26
Small 1	500	140.00	700	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.65/cwt here — about $174 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 sale170 hd

178.61

—

VA average7 barns · 1,525 hd

186.00

−7.39

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

56 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 2	—	440	185.43/cwt	166.00–187.75	816	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,402	19
Steers	Small 1	—	566	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	974	4
Steers	Small 1	—	695	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	172.13/cwt	132.50–178.75	914	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,276	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	181.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,408	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	219.30/cwt	214.00–221.00	932	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	162.93/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	200.26/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	235.01/cwt	226.00–236.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	735	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	178.89/cwt	178.50–179.50	939	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,043	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	3

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 29, 2023

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

Receipts 325Last week 237Year ago 146

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 170, Bulls 68)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	440	166.00–187.75	185.43
2	—	458	183.00	183.00
21	—	531	132.50–178.75	172.13
11	—	624	156.00–166.00	162.93
2	—	723	143.00	143.00
2	—	680	167.00	167.00
24	—	356	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	162.00	162.00
5	—	353	206.00	206.00
1	—	455	171.00	171.00
11	—	447	181.00	181.00
3	—	752	150.00	150.00
21	—	525	178.50–179.50	178.89
4	—	638	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	204.00	204.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
3	—	577	148.00	148.00
2	—	440	175.00	175.00
2	—	528	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	608	171.50	171.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	223.00	223.00
19	—	643	218.00	218.00
13	—	774	175.00–185.00	181.96
1	—	395	176.00	176.00
1	—	470	213.00	213.00
4	—	815	175.00	175.00
2	—	935	149.00	149.00
6	—	876	158.00	158.00
4	—	443	226.00	226.00
1	—	535	222.00	222.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	172.00	172.00
1	—	695	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	549	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	225.00	225.00
3	—	565	205.00	205.00
2	—	533	213.00	213.00
1	—	640	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	197.00	197.00
1	—	525	154.00	154.00
3	—	607	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	214.00–221.00	219.30
5	—	728	161.00	161.00
5	—	486	214.50	214.50
4	—	650	170.00	170.00
4	—	353	229.00	229.00
1	—	840	136.00	136.00
7	—	572	190.00–202.00	200.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	213.00	213.00
4	—	543	200.50	200.50
8	—	413	227.50	227.50
1	—	385	142.50	142.50
1	—	655	166.00	166.00
10	—	337	226.00–236.00	235.01
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	176.00	176.00
1	—	415	204.00	204.00

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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