Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-03-15

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 15

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Receipts

150 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 119▲ 29 vs year ago 121 · +24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 82, Bulls 37)

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 $166.77/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$166.77

80 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$43.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	178.58	850	36
Medium and Large 1	566	164.93	933	26
Medium and Large 3	425	162.29	690	7thin
Small 1	539	135.31	730	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.26/cwt here — about $121 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 sale80 hd

166.77

—

VA average8 barns · 1,954 hd

178.36

−11.59

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	214.65/cwt	211.00–216.50	1,013	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	215.83/cwt	214.50–216.50	1,133	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,272	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	760	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	857	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	176.85/cwt	171.00–179.00	941	11
Heifers	—	Small 1	533	152.21/cwt	140.00–165.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	946	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	164.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,025	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	631	123.01/cwt	115.00–137.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,029	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	407	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	918	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	915	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	169.94/cwt	135.00–206.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	504	199.98/cwt	186.00–207.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,209	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1

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 15, 2023

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

Receipts 150Last week 119Year ago 121

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 82, Bulls 37)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	176.00	176.00
3	—	668	154.00	154.00
8	—	547	173.00	173.00
6	—	623	162.00–165.00	164.51
2	—	755	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	136.00	136.00
2	—	373	146.00	146.00
2	—	423	132.00	132.00
4	—	631	115.00–137.00	123.01
2	—	533	140.00–165.00	152.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	183.50	183.50
3	—	432	176.00	176.00
11	—	532	171.00–179.00	176.85
4	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	219.00	219.00
4	—	469	211.00	211.00
1	—	535	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
2	—	733	183.00	183.00
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
6	—	525	214.50–216.50	215.83
6	—	472	211.00–216.50	214.65
4	—	655	206.00	206.00
4	—	639	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	173.00	173.00
5	—	413	221.50	221.50
4	—	584	207.00	207.00
2	—	478	135.00–206.00	169.94
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	200.00	200.00
2	—	315	217.00	217.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	174.00	174.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
7	—	407	225.50	225.50
3	—	504	186.00–207.00	199.98
1	—	825	125.00	125.00

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.