Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 131, Bulls 64)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.54/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$198.54

130 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$36.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.83

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	205.10	1,150	55
Medium and Large 2	476	202.18	962	55
Medium and Large 3	477	171.20	816	15thin
Small 1	554	168.40	933	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.70/cwt here — about $217 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 sale130 hd

198.54

—

VA average12 barns · 2,664 hd

214.37

−15.83

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

53 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	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	762	2
Steers	Small 1	—	487	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	194.33/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.64/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	209.73/cwt	205.00–211.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	216.20/cwt	215.00–217.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	869	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	211.96/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	688	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	635	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	191.44/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	212.24/cwt	200.25–222.50	1,176	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	200.49/cwt	190.50–205.50	1,283	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	204.03/cwt	194.00–205.00	904	23
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,261	6

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 245Last week 257Year ago 368

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 131, Bulls 64)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	695	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	201.00	201.00
3	—	380	196.00	196.00
1	—	680	181.00	181.00
24	—	554	200.25–222.50	212.24
18	—	640	190.50–205.50	200.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	193.00	193.00
11	—	533	199.50	199.50
6	—	641	185.00–198.00	191.44
7	—	468	220.00	220.00
23	—	443	194.00–205.00	204.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	182.00	182.00
2	—	620	179.00	179.00
4	—	538	168.00	168.00
5	—	449	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	222.00	222.00
2	—	540	226.00	226.00
2	—	355	220.00	220.00
4	—	650	225.00	225.00
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
2	—	348	219.00	219.00
5	—	470	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	200.00	200.00
5	—	450	218.00	218.00
2	—	663	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
3	—	715	194.00–195.00	194.33
1	—	655	215.00	215.00
4	—	451	240.00	240.00
2	—	900	185.00	185.00
6	—	553	228.00	228.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	216.00	216.00
8	—	648	194.00	194.00
7	—	504	222.00	222.00
6	—	570	214.00–227.00	222.64
5	—	419	205.00–211.00	209.73
2	—	770	180.00	180.00
5	—	341	215.00–217.00	216.20
1	—	655	177.00	177.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	208.00	208.00
4	—	495	194.00	194.00
1	—	635	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	185.00	185.00
4	—	498	220.00	220.00
10	—	416	209.00	209.00
3	—	542	200.00–218.00	211.96
1	—	375	217.00	217.00

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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