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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Feb 28

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Receipts

161 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 197▼ 14 vs year ago 175 · −8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 69, Bulls 33)

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 $208.15/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$208.15

68 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$41.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.37

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	474	221.77	1,051	13thin
Medium and Large 2	564	218.26	1,231	31
Medium and Large 1	668	193.07	1,290	14thin
Small 1	526	180.20	948	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.57/cwt here — about $103 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 sale68 hd

208.15

—

VA average6 barns · 1,257 hd

241.51

−33.37

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

Every lot

49 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 1	395	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,114	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,439	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	2
Steers	—	Small 1	613	204.16/cwt	150.00–257.00	1,252	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	247.54/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,847	19
Steers	—	Small 1	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,874	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	218.09/cwt	216.50–228.00	1,937	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	833	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,109	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,191	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,251	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,304	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,277	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,391	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,381	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	732	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,200	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,472	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	336	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	991	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	388	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	974	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	392	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,164	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,245	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	480	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,133	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,402	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	647	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,520	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Receipts 161Last week 197Year ago 175

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 69, Bulls 33)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	225.00	225.00
2	—	510	250.00	250.00
3	—	422	295.00	295.00
3	—	570	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	289.00	289.00
1	—	540	251.00	251.00
3	—	647	235.00	235.00
3	—	392	297.00	297.00
1	—	780	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
2	—	388	251.00	251.00
5	—	480	236.00	236.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
4	—	336	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	888	216.50–228.00	218.09
6	—	663	261.00	261.00
1	—	480	287.00	287.00
3	—	638	261.00	261.00
19	—	746	244.00–249.00	247.54
8	—	829	226.00	226.00
1	—	395	282.00	282.00
2	—	540	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	240.00	240.00
4	—	525	274.00	274.00
2	—	678	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
2	—	613	150.00–257.00	204.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	187.00	187.00
2	—	545	220.00	220.00
1	—	400	207.00	207.00
5	—	343	243.00	243.00
2	—	453	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
3	—	727	190.00	190.00
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
2	—	780	155.00	155.00
3	—	534	223.00	223.00
1	—	660	187.00	187.00
3	—	800	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	190.00	190.00
6	—	469	236.50	236.50
8	—	636	205.00	205.00
3	—	340	233.00	233.00
8	—	551	227.00	227.00
4	—	685	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	200.00	200.00
2	—	543	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
3	—	732	164.00	164.00

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.