Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 124, Bulls 72)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.14/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$181.14

123 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$57.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.91

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	201.89	1,056	44
Medium and Large 2	502	179.51	900	53
Medium and Large 3	478	158.67	759	9thin
Small 1	468	144.41	675	17thin

One grade step is worth $57.47/cwt here — about $380 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 sale123 hd

181.14

—

VA average10 barns · 2,111 hd

215.05

−33.91

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

56 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	—	545	186.78/cwt	145.00–195.00	1,018	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.23/cwt	175.00–177.00	605	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	191.53/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Small 1	—	363	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	534	2
Steers	Small 1	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Steers	Small 1	—	485	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	907	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	130.81/cwt	127.00–137.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,290	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,365	11
Steers	Small 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	3
Steers	Small 1	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	205.86/cwt	181.00–230.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	694	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	423	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	529	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	526	149.69/cwt	133.00–165.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	197.70/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	615	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	661	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	922	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,198	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	180.16/cwt	135.00–195.00	840	19
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Receipts 257Last week 214Year ago 180

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 124, Bulls 72)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	545	145.00–195.00	186.78
8	—	345	175.00–177.00	175.23
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
19	—	466	135.00–195.00	180.16
5	—	623	178.00	178.00
2	—	728	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	160.00	160.00
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
5	—	520	127.00–137.00	130.81
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
4	—	340	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	180.00	180.00
4	—	456	147.00	147.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	644	193.00	193.00
16	—	454	203.00	203.00
3	—	342	150.00	150.00
15	—	552	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	545	226.00	226.00
4	—	466	250.00	250.00
1	—	625	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	767	189.00–194.00	191.53
1	—	885	167.00	167.00
12	—	556	232.00	232.00
11	—	647	211.00	211.00
4	—	438	247.00	247.00
2	—	508	181.00–230.00	205.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
2	—	483	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	147.00	147.00
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	187.00	187.00
3	—	570	150.00	150.00
2	—	520	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	150.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	455	150.00–155.00	152.53
3	—	625	185.00	185.00
6	—	502	212.00	212.00
6	—	561	197.00	197.00
7	—	405	222.00	222.00
4	—	359	185.00	185.00
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00	125.00
2	—	745	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
4	—	526	133.00–165.00	149.69
1	—	615	177.00	177.00
1	—	650	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
5	—	537	192.00–199.00	197.70
3	—	350	195.00	195.00
9	—	337	196.00	196.00
5	—	496	207.00	207.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
4	—	416	220.00	220.00

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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