Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 131, Bulls 71)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.78/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$191.78

131 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.29

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	196.71	1,146	65
Medium and Large 2	541	193.90	1,048	44
Medium and Large 3	515	178.00	917	15thin
Small 1	549	162.29	891	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $255 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 sale131 hd

191.78

—

VA average8 barns · 2,241 hd

212.08

−20.29

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

51 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 1	—	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	170.05/cwt	159.00–181.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	221.85/cwt	221.85–221.85	1,628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	243.38/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	233.72/cwt	232.00–238.50	1,500	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	194.97/cwt	160.00–207.00	1,224	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	494	196.50/cwt	162.00–220.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	224.40/cwt	167.00–244.00	1,277	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	483	162.03/cwt	132.00–193.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	173.67/cwt	150.00–196.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	210.56/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,038	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	183.21/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,380	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	218.32/cwt	210.00–222.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,277	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	202.16/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,156	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	155.85/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	183.83/cwt	140.00–190.00	1,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	203.71/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,098	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	192.91/cwt	142.00–199.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	190.82/cwt	142.00–203.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	198.58/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,110	20
Steers	Small 1	—	586	186.58/cwt	160.00–193.00	1,093	5
Steers	Small 1	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Receipts 263Last week 145Year ago 173

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 131, Bulls 71)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	231.00	231.00
11	—	734	221.85	221.85
8	—	546	243.00–244.00	243.38
15	—	642	232.00–238.50	233.72
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
5	—	494	162.00–220.00	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	167.00–244.00	224.40
2	—	753	206.00	206.00
2	—	515	150.00–196.00	173.67
2	—	460	242.00	242.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	160.00–193.00	186.58
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	164.00	164.00
2	—	553	159.00–181.00	170.05
30	—	628	160.00–207.00	194.97
4	—	671	198.00	198.00
22	—	539	203.00–205.00	203.71
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
5	—	456	142.00–203.00	190.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	178.00	178.00
2	—	448	190.00	190.00
2	—	358	190.00	190.00
4	—	633	160.00	160.00
2	—	458	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	132.00–193.00	162.03
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
4	—	550	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	199.00	199.00
2	—	325	198.00	198.00
2	—	528	195.25	195.25
10	—	641	140.00–190.00	183.83
9	—	447	142.00–199.00	192.91
20	—	559	189.00–202.00	198.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	493	195.00–212.00	210.56
9	—	753	177.00–184.00	183.21
4	—	429	225.00	225.00
3	—	853	167.00	167.00
3	—	332	210.00–222.00	218.32
1	—	525	87.00	87.00
14	—	658	194.00	194.00
11	—	572	194.00–203.00	202.16
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	219.00	219.00
1	—	640	191.00	191.00
2	—	725	145.00–167.00	155.85
2	—	573	199.00	199.00
1	—	370	217.00	217.00
3	—	503	212.00	212.00

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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