Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 58, Heifers 55, Bulls 38)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.11/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$251.11

58 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.46

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	475	270.00	1,283	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	262.18	1,495	11thin
Medium and Large 1	658	250.12	1,647	44
Small 1	610	202.50	1,235	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $47 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 sale58 hd

251.11

—

VA average8 barns · 1,432 hd

261.57

−10.46

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	—	628	196.72/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	4
Steers	Small 1	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Small 1	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	277.10/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	236.13/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	260.30/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	234.13/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	259.00/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	285.33/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	208.40/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	279.00/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	254.67/cwt	200.00–276.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	199.50/cwt	150.00–225.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	178.98/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	766	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	5

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Receipts 151Last week 303Year ago 166

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 58, Heifers 55, Bulls 38)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	195.00–197.00	196.72
3	—	657	165.00–170.00	167.33
3	—	372	224.00	224.00
3	—	552	208.00	208.00
3	—	477	150.00–225.00	199.50
7	—	540	215.50	215.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	206.00	206.00
4	—	709	175.00–183.00	178.98
2	—	873	182.00	182.00
2	—	653	185.00	185.00
2	—	473	162.00	162.00
1	—	410	225.00	225.00
5	—	555	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	207.00	207.00
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	215.00	215.00
1	—	395	201.00	201.00
2	—	313	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	240.00	240.00
9	—	534	274.00–278.00	277.10
2	—	863	192.00	192.00
7	—	735	235.00–237.00	236.13
2	—	838	192.00	192.00
2	—	463	288.00	288.00
13	—	641	258.00–261.00	260.30
5	—	671	220.00–256.00	234.13
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
1	—	540	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	256.00–260.00	259.00
3	—	487	285.00–286.00	285.33
1	—	730	235.00	235.00
1	—	590	211.00	211.00
1	—	525	269.00	269.00
1	—	435	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	185.00–220.00	208.40
3	—	470	275.00–281.00	279.00
3	—	423	285.00	285.00
2	—	550	245.00	245.00
2	—	335	301.00	301.00
1	—	845	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	260.00	260.00
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	345	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	237.00	237.00
5	—	481	200.00–276.00	254.67
4	—	640	219.00	219.00
3	—	548	241.00	241.00
2	—	415	294.00	294.00
2	—	358	302.00	302.00
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	188.00	188.00

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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