Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2021-03-31

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 31

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Receipts

224 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 118▲ 109 vs year ago 115 · +94.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 94, Bulls 94)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.87/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$124.87

94 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	452	129.95	587	19thin
Medium and Large 2	476	127.38	607	44
Medium and Large 1	524	120.63	632	25
Small 1	463	108.00	500	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $87 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 sale94 hd

124.87

—

VA average7 barns · 1,556 hd

128.27

−3.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	131.31/cwt	124.00–154.00	471	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	134.31/cwt	133.50–135.00	767	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,010	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	431	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	351	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	453	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	123.09/cwt	112.00–126.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	424	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	610	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	121.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	556	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	124.32/cwt	114.00–126.00	697	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	125.62/cwt	125.00–126.00	708	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	118.65/cwt	112.00–120.00	743	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	135.82/cwt	132.00–140.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	353	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	354	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	573	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	134.93/cwt	121.00–160.00	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	608	10
Bulls	—	Small 1	421	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	127.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	553	121.64/cwt	117.00–124.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	717	10
Bulls	—	Small 1	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	128.31/cwt	112.00–130.00	820	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	749	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	839	5

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Receipts 224Last week 118Year ago 115

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 94, Bulls 94)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
4	—	616	138.50	138.50
2	—	430	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
5	—	918	110.00	110.00
4	—	359	124.00–154.00	131.31
2	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
9	—	571	133.50–135.00	134.31
3	—	672	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	639	112.00–130.00	128.31
6	—	503	129.00	129.00
6	—	422	136.00	136.00
5	—	749	112.00	112.00
3	—	367	121.00–160.00	134.93
2	—	488	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
10	—	569	124.00–128.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	408	149.00	149.00
3	—	520	123.00–129.00	127.00
7	—	354	162.00	162.00
3	—	617	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
5	—	565	129.00	129.00
2	—	325	132.00–140.00	135.82
6	—	483	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
3	—	553	117.00–124.00	121.64
2	—	353	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	102.00	102.00
4	—	424	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	112.00–126.00	123.09
7	—	561	114.00–126.00	124.32
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
6	—	477	120.00–126.00	121.01
6	—	626	112.00–120.00	118.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	452	135.00	135.00
13	—	351	129.00	129.00
2	—	530	126.00	126.00
4	—	638	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
11	—	564	125.00–126.00	125.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	133.00	133.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
7	—	556	129.00	129.00
6	—	337	128.00	128.00

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.