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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Dec 6

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Receipts

174 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 89▲ 10 vs year ago 164 · +6.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 85, Bulls 45)

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 $168.83/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$168.83

85 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$27.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.40

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	172.67	888	39
Medium and Large 2	528	169.96	898	36
Medium and Large 3	528	154.40	816	5thin
Small 1	508	145.20	738	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.47/cwt here — about $150 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 sale85 hd

168.83

—

VA average9 barns · 1,650 hd

185.23

−16.40

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

Every lot

50 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	385	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,084	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	203.41/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,102	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,153	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	206.01/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,353	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	196.53/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,443	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,478	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	577	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	185.38/cwt	180.00–186.00	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	970	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,003	16
Heifers	—	Small 1	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	157.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	161.77/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,018	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,131	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,032	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	911	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	190.80/cwt	179.00–197.00	977	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	537	156.44/cwt	147.00–161.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,072	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	630	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,061	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,064	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	663	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,031	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	754	138.78/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,046	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Receipts 174Last week 89Year ago 164

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 85, Bulls 45)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	156.00–160.00	157.00
2	—	650	163.00	163.00
1	—	495	161.00	161.00
5	—	727	142.00	142.00
5	—	365	167.00	167.00
9	—	433	180.00–186.00	185.38
10	—	542	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	162.00	162.00
2	—	468	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	150.00	150.00
2	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	180.00	180.00
16	—	548	183.00	183.00
8	—	357	161.50	161.50
2	—	673	168.00	168.00
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	131.00	131.00
4	—	629	152.00–165.00	161.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	208.00	208.00
8	—	657	203.00–207.00	206.01
1	—	385	211.00	211.00
2	—	588	200.00	200.00
8	—	734	194.00–199.00	196.53
3	—	640	200.00	200.00
3	—	460	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	192.00	192.00
1	—	835	177.00	177.00
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	635	196.00	196.00
1	—	450	205.00	205.00
6	—	542	196.00–211.00	203.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	188.00	188.00
5	—	643	165.00	165.00
5	—	512	179.00–197.00	190.80
4	—	754	120.00–145.00	138.78
3	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	360	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	203.00	203.00
1	—	580	187.00	187.00
2	—	750	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	184.00	184.00
5	—	661	161.00	161.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	147.00–161.00	156.44
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
1	—	630	155.50	155.50
3	—	663	155.50	155.50

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.