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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jan 24

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Receipts

140 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 50▲ 29 vs year ago 111 · +26.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 62, Bulls 35)

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 $203.55/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$203.55

62 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	212.58	1,054	22
Medium and Large 1	594	202.06	1,200	24
Medium and Large 3	446	194.25	866	12thin
Small 1	487	190.75	928	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $126 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 sale62 hd

203.55

—

VA average8 barns · 883 hd

203.32

+0.23

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

Every lot

46 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 2	355	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	909	2
Steers	—	Small 1	435	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	271.59/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,274	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,305	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,362	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	255.75/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,442	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	241.20/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	739	227.85/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,684	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	423	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	867	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	933	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	439	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	972	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,036	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	505	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	210.39/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,098	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	966	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	217.36/cwt	215.00–218.75	1,215	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,214	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,218	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,354	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,116	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,154	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	492	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,264	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	235.13/cwt	225.00–238.50	1,328	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,329	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	611	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,039	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	149.84/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,083	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Receipts 140Last week 50Year ago 111

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 62, Bulls 35)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	215.00–218.75	217.36
5	—	811	167.00	167.00
7	—	451	215.50	215.50
1	—	685	185.00	185.00
3	—	628	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
2	—	423	205.00	205.00
1	—	505	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	218.00	218.00
7	—	522	202.00–218.00	210.39
3	—	438	213.00	213.00
4	—	368	219.00	219.00
6	—	562	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	185.00	185.00
5	—	439	189.00	189.00
1	—	470	189.00	189.00
3	—	373	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	240.00–242.00	241.20
5	—	469	271.00–272.00	271.59
5	—	644	245.00	245.00
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
8	—	564	252.00–257.00	255.75
7	—	739	225.00–229.00	227.85
3	—	522	250.00	250.00
2	—	355	256.00	256.00
1	—	860	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	241.00	241.00
1	—	530	257.00	257.00
1	—	925	170.00	170.00
2	—	743	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	210.00	210.00
3	—	568	234.00	234.00
3	—	492	257.00	257.00
2	—	350	244.00	244.00
1	—	900	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
4	—	421	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	145.00–155.00	149.84
4	—	426	271.00	271.00
1	—	490	245.00	245.00
1	—	820	122.00	122.00
4	—	611	170.00	170.00
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
4	—	565	225.00–238.50	235.13

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.