Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2020-07-15

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jul 15
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
303 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 228▲ 90 vs year ago 213 · +42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 74, Bulls 61)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.21/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$133.21
167 head · 668 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$20.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.32
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1686133.65917149
Medium and Large 2525133.0869913thin
Medium and Large 3545131.007142thin
Small 1484113.335483thin
One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $369 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 sale167 hd
133.21
—
VA average9 barns · 1,616 hd
133.52
−0.32
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 2375137.00/cwt137.00–137.005142
Steers—Small 1395108.00/cwt108.00–108.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 2429135.00/cwt135.00–135.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 1454141.00/cwt141.00–141.006405
Steers—Medium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1514139.00/cwt139.00–139.007149
Steers—Small 1528116.00/cwt116.00–116.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 3545131.00/cwt131.00–131.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1585130.25/cwt128.00–133.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 1630134.12/cwt129.00–138.2584531
Steers—Medium and Large 1670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2673129.00/cwt129.00–129.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1709133.78/cwt128.00–135.0094960
Steers—Medium and Large 1780119.00/cwt119.00–119.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1805133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,07131
Steers—Medium and Large 1920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320128.00/cwt128.00–128.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369119.00/cwt119.00–119.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Heifers—Small 1420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423118.00/cwt118.00–118.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439121.00/cwt121.00–121.0053113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458105.00/cwt105.00–105.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475122.76/cwt118.00–124.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2544115.96/cwt109.00–116.5063113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550106.00/cwt106.00–106.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644111.00/cwt111.00–111.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Heifers—Small 175097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2353157.00/cwt157.00–157.005547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364151.00/cwt151.00–151.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411136.00/cwt136.00–136.005594
Bulls—Small 1415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419135.50/cwt135.50–135.505686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2498130.00/cwt130.00–130.006476
Bulls—Small 1508115.00/cwt115.00–115.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525114.00/cwt114.00–114.005991
Bulls—Small 1555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561121.00/cwt121.00–121.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638104.00/cwt104.00–104.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1641108.00/cwt108.00–108.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 175084.00/cwt84.00–84.006302

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.