Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 103, Bulls 61)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.37/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$182.37

100 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$63.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.78

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	192.50	1,101	48
Medium and Large 2	499	185.21	925	34
Medium and Large 3	441	160.73	709	12thin
Small 1	484	128.54	622	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.96/cwt here — about $478 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 sale100 hd

182.37

—

VA average7 barns · 1,252 hd

195.15

−12.78

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

55 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 3	—	427	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,122	3
Steers	Small 1	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	186.84/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,179	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,281	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,544	6
Steers	Small 1	—	470	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,428	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	236.78/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,345	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	240.00/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	759	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,264	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	572	139.40/cwt	104.00–157.00	797	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,085	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	505	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	203.84/cwt	145.00–235.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	180.98/cwt	177.00–185.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	138.25/cwt	131.00–142.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,104	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	946	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	111.12/cwt	100.00–122.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	196.85/cwt	195.00–197.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	980	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	665	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Receipts 245Last week 180Year ago 202

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 103, Bulls 61)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	232.00	232.00
2	—	558	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	244.00	244.00
6	—	746	207.00	207.00
17	—	646	221.00	221.00
2	—	820	198.00	198.00
16	—	568	236.00–239.00	236.78
5	—	538	236.00–241.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
5	—	545	189.50	189.50
1	—	470	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	212.00	212.00
9	—	562	228.00	228.00
2	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	685	182.00	182.00
3	—	467	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	193.00	193.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
13	—	455	195.00–197.00	196.85
8	—	537	195.00	195.00
6	—	628	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	194.00	194.00
20	—	631	182.00–191.00	186.84
1	—	730	153.00	153.00
17	—	544	203.00	203.00
6	—	466	203.00	203.00
2	—	668	146.00–147.00	146.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	131.00–142.00	138.25
4	—	386	186.00	186.00
5	—	432	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	100.00–122.00	111.12
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	166.50	166.50
12	—	484	224.25	224.25
7	—	568	195.00	195.00
6	—	648	180.00	180.00
3	—	380	145.00–235.00	203.84
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
4	—	428	230.00	230.00
1	—	855	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	104.00–157.00	139.40
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	505	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	211.00	211.00
2	—	613	178.00	178.00
6	—	356	241.00	241.00
2	—	400	232.00	232.00
2	—	518	177.00–185.00	180.98
2	—	593	193.00	193.00

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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