Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 104, Bulls 73)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.98/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$206.98

103 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$43.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	212.33	1,181	41
Medium and Large 2	535	210.16	1,124	49
Medium and Large 3	497	184.00	914	8thin
Small 1	563	168.60	949	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.73/cwt here — about $232 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 sale103 hd

206.98

—

VA average10 barns · 2,325 hd

219.00

−12.02

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

54 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	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,294	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,197	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	196.18/cwt	192.00–218.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	224.02/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,080	5
Steers	Small 1	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,296	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	215.06/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,370	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,153	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,210	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	1,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	213.25/cwt	210.00–214.50	983	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	725	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,289	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Receipts 226Last week 151Year ago 186

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 104, Bulls 73)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	157.00	157.00
12	—	636	203.50	203.50
16	—	549	218.00	218.00
12	—	441	216.00	216.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
5	—	367	221.00	221.00
2	—	708	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	177.00	177.00
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
14	—	545	222.00	222.00
13	—	638	206.75	206.75
11	—	461	210.00–214.50	213.25
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	166.00	166.00
1	—	725	167.00	167.00
1	—	625	179.00	179.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	170.00	170.00
2	—	455	185.00	185.00
2	—	383	211.00	211.00
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	238.00	238.00
1	—	425	241.00	241.00
6	—	788	192.00–218.00	196.18
4	—	548	233.00	233.00
3	—	698	220.00	220.00
2	—	628	228.00	228.00
1	—	960	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	233.00	233.00
5	—	482	210.00–245.00	224.02
1	—	645	233.00	233.00
5	—	737	228.00	228.00
1	—	810	215.00	215.00
1	—	535	234.00	234.00
8	—	554	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	183.00	183.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	164.00	164.00
6	—	733	179.50	179.50
12	—	637	210.00–215.50	215.06
10	—	495	233.00	233.00
8	—	562	226.00	226.00
2	—	673	196.00	196.00
2	—	425	235.00	235.00
1	—	875	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	176.00	176.00
3	—	687	193.00	193.00
8	—	425	236.00	236.00
4	—	560	222.00	222.00
4	—	489	230.00	230.00
3	—	370	235.00	235.00
1	—	625	193.00	193.00
1	—	515	222.00	222.00

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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