Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 111, Bulls 72)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.45/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$176.45

111 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	442	182.67	807	29
Medium and Large 2	487	180.36	877	42
Medium and Large 1	549	171.58	942	32
Small 1	485	152.88	741	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $65 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 sale111 hd

176.45

—

VA average9 barns · 2,225 hd

183.07

−6.61

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

58 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	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	190.63/cwt	185.00–191.00	837	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	968	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	223.23/cwt	205.00–232.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,437	3
Steers	Small 1	—	433	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	966	3
Steers	Small 1	—	638	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	4
Steers	Small 1	—	575	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.64/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	226.87/cwt	223.00–229.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	663	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	513	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,010	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	157.12/cwt	143.00–172.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	160.95/cwt	142.00–171.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	172.07/cwt	159.00–185.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	197.09/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	152.38/cwt	130.00–156.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	873	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	186.85/cwt	176.00–191.00	710	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	194.64/cwt	184.00–197.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	836	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	553	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	813	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Receipts 217Last week 325Year ago 134

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 111, Bulls 72)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	134.00	134.00
3	—	438	158.00	158.00
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
2	—	553	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
15	—	439	185.00–191.00	190.63
2	—	478	159.00–185.00	172.07
7	—	627	130.00–156.00	152.38
7	—	541	171.00	171.00
8	—	355	209.00	209.00
2	—	573	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	147.00	147.00
13	—	547	177.00	177.00
6	—	639	160.00	160.00
4	—	448	179.00	179.00
4	—	380	176.00–191.00	186.85
1	—	585	163.00	163.00
3	—	667	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	175.00	175.00
7	—	544	160.50	160.50
11	—	368	184.00–197.00	194.64
9	—	447	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	195.00	195.00
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	233.00	233.00
1	—	715	194.00	194.00
1	—	635	216.00	216.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
3	—	659	218.00	218.00
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	242.00	242.00
2	—	573	232.00	232.00
3	—	334	205.00–232.00	223.23
1	—	705	194.00	194.00
1	—	600	221.00	221.00
4	—	525	220.00–230.00	224.90
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	223.00	223.00
2	—	638	191.00	191.00
1	—	575	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	151.00	151.00
3	—	515	228.00–236.00	230.64
3	—	417	223.00–229.00	226.87
3	—	328	226.00	226.00
1	—	615	188.00	188.00
1	—	450	226.00	226.00
9	—	581	190.00–198.00	197.09
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	173.00	173.00
3	—	513	216.00	216.00
2	—	570	143.00–172.00	157.12
3	—	370	142.00–171.00	160.95
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	346	224.00	224.00
9	—	419	241.00	241.00
1	—	365	209.00	209.00
5	—	482	235.50	235.50
4	—	653	177.00	177.00
4	—	500	219.00	219.00
8	—	556	200.00	200.00

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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