Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 99, Bulls 87)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.45/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$160.45

97 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	169.73	978	42
Medium and Large 2	578	162.17	938	37
Small 1	504	139.86	704	7thin
Medium and Large 3	459	132.27	607	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $370 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 sale97 hd

160.45

—

VA average9 barns · 1,936 hd

187.19

−26.74

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

52 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 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	142.21/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,048	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	188.72/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,370	8
Steers	Small 1	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	153.66/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	5
Steers	Small 1	—	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	914	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	166.91/cwt	157.00–170.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	192.42/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,054	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	145.65/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	146.96/cwt	140.00–155.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	973	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	488	162.40/cwt	140.00–170.00	793	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	156.65/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 219Last week 191Year ago 214

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 99, Bulls 87)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
4	—	533	120.00	120.00
5	—	428	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	737	140.00–147.00	142.21
4	—	337	157.00–170.00	166.91
14	—	548	186.00–195.00	192.42
5	—	451	175.00	175.00
9	—	616	158.00–166.00	163.35
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	144.00	144.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
2	—	543	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	169.00	169.00
3	—	542	166.00	166.00
11	—	658	135.00–158.00	153.66
5	—	716	132.00–155.00	145.65
6	—	467	178.00	178.00
5	—	559	174.00	174.00
3	—	642	156.00–158.00	156.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	206.00	206.00
1	—	700	193.00	193.00
2	—	488	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	188.00–190.00	188.72
3	—	863	173.00	173.00
5	—	545	191.00	191.00
5	—	639	206.00	206.00
1	—	495	201.00	201.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	720	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	214.00	214.00
1	—	810	135.00	135.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
12	—	640	175.00	175.00
6	—	505	192.00	192.00
13	—	568	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	176.00	176.00
6	—	494	185.00	185.00
5	—	414	205.00	205.00
4	—	758	135.00	135.00
5	—	614	140.00–155.00	146.96
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	122.00	122.00
2	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
8	—	488	140.00–170.00	162.40
6	—	562	145.00	145.00

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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