Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 173, Bulls 97)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.30/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$199.30

173 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$49.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	519	209.97	1,090	70
Medium and Large 1	578	199.58	1,154	67
Medium and Large 3	525	191.88	1,008	20
Small 1	530	160.71	852	16thin

One grade step is worth $49.26/cwt here — about $238 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 sale173 hd

199.30

—

VA average10 barns · 1,668 hd

217.01

−17.71

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	—	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	569	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.36/cwt	175.00–232.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	567	157.19/cwt	105.00–197.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	986	1
Steers	Small 1	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Small 1	—	530	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Steers	Small 1	—	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	218.85/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,604	19
Steers	Small 1	—	576	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	226.07/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,445	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	176.14/cwt	137.00–189.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,347	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	225.19/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,281	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	193.28/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	399	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,108	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	221.12/cwt	201.00–223.00	940	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	579	201.90/cwt	162.00–212.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	184.27/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,332	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	197.75/cwt	197.75–197.75	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	206.05/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	197.75/cwt	197.75–197.75	1,258	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,021	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	170.91/cwt	120.00–199.00	795	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	640	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,256	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	190.54/cwt	142.00–197.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	204.94/cwt	160.00–208.00	1,158	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	202.53/cwt	135.00–216.00	873	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	517	152.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	788	4

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 339Last week 226Year ago 188

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 173, Bulls 97)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	173.00	173.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
2	—	620	170.00	170.00
4	—	567	105.00–197.00	157.19
3	—	465	120.00–199.00	170.91
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
4	—	517	145.00–155.00	152.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00–185.00	172.50
12	—	543	217.00	217.00
5	—	650	202.00	202.00
8	—	371	207.00	207.00
20	—	464	220.00	220.00
3	—	420	211.00	211.00
20	—	620	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	455	206.00	206.00
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
12	—	723	173.00–188.00	184.27
1	—	650	197.75	197.75
15	—	636	197.75	197.75
20	—	565	160.00–208.00	204.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	185.00	185.00
10	—	543	142.00–197.50	190.54
1	—	495	162.00	162.00
6	—	431	135.00–216.00	202.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
1	—	620	228.00	228.00
4	—	523	175.00–232.00	218.36
1	—	750	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	206.00	206.00
4	—	445	238.00	238.00
19	—	733	216.00–219.00	218.85
17	—	639	225.00–228.00	226.07
5	—	553	231.50	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	212.00	212.00
1	—	450	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
2	—	530	224.00	224.00
1	—	705	186.00	186.00
9	—	576	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	216.00	216.00
13	—	649	207.50	207.50
11	—	569	217.00–226.00	225.19
8	—	732	181.00–195.00	193.28
8	—	486	231.00	231.00
4	—	399	223.00	223.00
2	—	343	227.00	227.00
1	—	675	201.00	201.00
1	—	820	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	137.00–189.00	176.14
5	—	579	162.00–212.00	201.90
1	—	380	133.00	133.00
1	—	640	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	227.00	227.00
11	—	425	201.00–223.00	221.12
2	—	563	204.00	204.00
2	—	528	220.00–221.00	220.49
6	—	639	201.00–207.00	206.05
6	—	346	229.00	229.00

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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