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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Oct 4

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

214 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 339▲ 101 vs year ago 113 · +89.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 109, Bulls 63)

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 $191.61/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$191.61

106 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.72

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	483	199.07	962	10thin
Medium and Large 2	529	198.68	1,052	53
Medium and Large 1	608	187.10	1,137	21
Small 1	486	175.50	852	22

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $109 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 sale106 hd

191.61

—

VA average8 barns · 2,150 hd

216.33

−24.72

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	199.33/cwt	133.00–231.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,021	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,203	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,245	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	217.70/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,374	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	214.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,369	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,593	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	921	16
Heifers	—	Small 1	447	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	809	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	199.96/cwt	197.00–207.00	932	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,019	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,030	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	524	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,048	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	207.09/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,120	22
Heifers	—	Small 1	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,095	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	182.27/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,150	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	632	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,184	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,263	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,247	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,280	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	217.65/cwt	210.00–225.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	437	182.32/cwt	140.00–203.00	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,049	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	493	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,070	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	493	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	873	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	587	189.01/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,109	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	199.06/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,270	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	651	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,269	7
Bulls	—	Small 1	665	167.64/cwt	125.00–178.00	1,115	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	753	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,408	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Receipts 214Last week 339Year ago 113

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 109, Bulls 63)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
8	—	631	176.00–186.00	182.27
4	—	719	170.00–177.00	173.50
22	—	541	206.00–208.00	207.09
16	—	444	207.50	207.50
2	—	333	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	197.00–207.00	199.96
3	—	523	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	177.00	177.00
2	—	668	189.00	189.00
1	—	435	195.00	195.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
6	—	633	187.00	187.00
1	—	595	184.00	184.00
5	—	520	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	152.00	152.00
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
11	—	447	181.00	181.00
4	—	524	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	210.00–225.00	217.65
1	—	415	197.00	197.00
5	—	638	187.00–202.00	199.06
4	—	488	215.00	215.00
3	—	337	220.00	220.00
4	—	560	212.00	212.00
1	—	720	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	195.00	195.00
8	—	560	215.00	215.00
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	725	195.00	195.00
1	—	385	242.00	242.00
5	—	493	217.00	217.00
1	—	520	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	125.00–178.00	167.64
2	—	753	187.00	187.00
3	—	437	140.00–203.00	182.32
3	—	493	177.00	177.00
4	—	587	180.00–192.00	189.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	167.00	167.00
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
5	—	639	210.00–217.00	214.24
3	—	438	133.00–231.00	199.33
3	—	537	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	156.00	156.00
2	—	813	196.00	196.00
5	—	560	171.00	171.00
2	—	470	231.00	231.00
7	—	631	205.00–222.50	217.70
4	—	736	210.00	210.00
6	—	546	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	222.00	222.00

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.