Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-08-02

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Aug 2

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Receipts

158 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 245▼ 101 vs year ago 259 · −39.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 77, Bulls 50)

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 $193.88/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$193.88

77 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$45.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	199.68	1,101	33
Medium and Large 1	634	193.89	1,230	39
Medium and Large 3	560	162.00	907	1thin
Small 1	578	153.75	888	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.93/cwt here — about $213 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 sale77 hd

193.88

—

VA average7 barns · 923 hd

199.63

−5.75

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,179	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,206	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,322	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	227.52/cwt	221.00–229.50	1,502	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,426	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	210.23/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,621	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	957	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,006	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	201.22/cwt	177.00–204.00	1,093	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,115	9
Heifers	—	Small 1	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	907	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	188.58/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,186	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	190.47/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,249	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	182.38/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,295	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,437	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	348	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	870	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,090	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	205.32/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,098	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,190	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	192.30/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,275	14
Bulls	—	Small 1	720	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,109	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,316	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,376	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,389	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	2

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Receipts 158Last week 245Year ago 259

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 77, Bulls 50)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	245.00	245.00
2	—	470	232.00	232.00
2	—	535	196.00–215.00	205.32
2	—	865	170.00	170.00
3	—	757	183.50	183.50
4	—	730	188.50	188.50
14	—	663	191.00–193.00	192.30
10	—	556	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	215.00	215.00
2	—	348	250.00	250.00
3	—	723	182.00	182.00
4	—	638	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	232.00	232.00
1	—	585	237.00	237.00
2	—	660	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	243.00	243.00
8	—	771	209.00–211.00	210.23
4	—	628	235.00	235.00
9	—	660	221.00–229.50	227.52
3	—	558	237.00	237.00
1	—	825	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	202.00	202.00
5	—	710	180.00–183.00	182.38
9	—	544	205.00	205.00
17	—	656	190.00–191.00	190.47
3	—	477	211.00	211.00
4	—	785	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
2	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	475	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	200.00	200.00
21	—	543	177.00–204.00	201.22
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
4	—	458	209.00	209.00
5	—	629	185.00–194.00	188.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	162.00	162.00

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.