Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 76, Bulls 41)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.61/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$198.61

76 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.08

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	204.79	1,141	31
Medium and Large 2	527	198.48	1,047	27
Medium and Large 3	452	193.45	874	11thin
Small 1	492	179.88	884	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $257 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 sale76 hd

198.61

—

VA average6 barns · 1,119 hd

213.69

−15.08

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

47 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	—	495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	212.08/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,122	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	803	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	418	183.08/cwt	181.00–185.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	203.20/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	191.88/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	247.28/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,167	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	234.32/cwt	190.00–241.00	1,331	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	738	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	568	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	214.75/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	232.63/cwt	219.00–235.00	975	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	198.44/cwt	160.00–225.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	196.62/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	213.73/cwt	185.00–227.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	722	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	198.12/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,107	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	213.38/cwt	185.00–219.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	180.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	205.48/cwt	195.00–215.00	756	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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Receipts 153Last week 99Year ago 144

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 76, Bulls 41)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	178.00	178.00
2	—	418	181.00–185.00	183.08
2	—	548	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
12	—	559	190.00–201.00	198.12
6	—	464	185.00–219.00	213.38
1	—	515	201.00	201.00
5	—	619	175.00–185.00	180.88
2	—	368	195.00–215.00	205.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	210.00–214.00	212.08
1	—	375	214.00	214.00
3	—	728	181.00	181.00
1	—	690	171.00	171.00
7	—	614	191.00–193.00	191.88
4	—	448	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	185.00	185.00
1	—	455	176.00	176.00
4	—	361	200.00	200.00
3	—	447	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	215.00	215.00
3	—	518	238.00	238.00
2	—	675	194.00–212.00	203.20
1	—	965	194.00	194.00
1	—	885	185.00	185.00
8	—	568	190.00–241.00	234.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	238.00	238.00
14	—	472	237.00–249.00	247.28
1	—	720	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	164.00	164.00
2	—	568	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
1	—	460	207.00	207.00
1	—	430	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	226.00	226.00
4	—	488	214.00–215.00	214.75
1	—	800	172.00	172.00
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
5	—	575	212.00	212.00
1	—	540	212.00	212.00
3	—	422	185.00–227.00	213.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	219.00–235.00	232.63
3	—	480	160.00–225.00	198.44
3	—	585	195.00–200.00	196.62
2	—	338	232.00	232.00
3	—	625	185.00	185.00

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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