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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, May 3

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Receipts

163 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 179▼ 31 vs year ago 194 · −16.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 94, Bulls 42)

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 $174.12/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$174.12

94 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$52.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.54

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	186.65	888	36
Medium and Large 1	595	172.44	1,025	38
Medium and Large 3	441	165.82	732	13thin
Small 1	556	134.18	746	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $142 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

174.12

—

VA average9 barns · 1,256 hd

193.66

−19.54

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	211.64/cwt	196.00–217.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	989	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,316	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	220.82/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,387	6
Steers	—	Small 1	630	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	192.03/cwt	168.00–196.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	167.17/cwt	149.00–180.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	427	143.76/cwt	139.00–146.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	454	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	197.87/cwt	182.00–199.00	902	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	895	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	175.63/cwt	165.50–185.00	915	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	180.68/cwt	170.00–182.00	985	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	174.78/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,014	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	168.72/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,080	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	166.44/cwt	148.00–171.00	1,108	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,186	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	761	8
Bulls	—	Small 1	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	492	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,127	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	174.00/cwt	173.00–175.00	919	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	535	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,154	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	651	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,224	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,262	3

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 May 3, 2023

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

Receipts 163Last week 179Year ago 194

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 94, Bulls 42)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	233.00	233.00
2	—	745	197.00	197.00
1	—	695	215.00	215.00
3	—	458	216.00	216.00
1	—	390	226.00	226.00
6	—	628	204.00–224.00	220.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	199.00	199.00
2	—	383	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	196.00–217.00	211.64
1	—	335	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
3	—	427	139.00–146.00	143.76
2	—	748	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	456	182.00–199.00	197.87
9	—	545	170.00–182.00	180.68
7	—	348	168.00–196.00	192.03
2	—	695	155.00	155.00
2	—	575	158.00	158.00
1	—	405	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	165.50–185.00	175.63
3	—	755	158.00	158.00
4	—	640	159.00–172.00	168.72
7	—	580	150.00–179.00	174.78
4	—	471	190.00	190.00
5	—	666	148.00–171.00	166.44
4	—	723	164.00	164.00
1	—	395	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	174.00	174.00
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
4	—	367	149.00–180.00	167.17
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	535	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	171.00	171.00
3	—	435	221.00	221.00
2	—	528	173.00–175.00	174.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
4	—	574	201.00	201.00
6	—	651	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	166.00	166.00
6	—	492	229.00	229.00
2	—	423	229.00	229.00
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
8	—	325	234.00	234.00

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.