Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2021-09-08

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Sep 8
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
135 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 86▲ 84 vs year ago 51 · +164.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 42, Bulls 21)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.59/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$147.59
72 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$14.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.82
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1630149.5394352
Medium and Large 2584146.2385413thin
Medium and Large 3502137.006873thin
Small 1548134.757384thin
One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $205 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 sale72 hd
147.59
—
VA average7 barns · 729 hd
149.41
−1.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

39 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318151.00/cwt151.00–151.004802
Steers—Small 1430128.00/cwt128.00–128.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1459153.00/cwt153.00–153.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 3460133.00/cwt133.00–133.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1537158.00/cwt158.00–158.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1568155.28/cwt149.00–157.0088217
Steers—Medium and Large 3585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008481
Steers—Small 1587137.00/cwt137.00–137.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 1633142.00/cwt142.00–142.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 2644144.00/cwt144.00–144.009277
Steers—Medium and Large 1661146.00/cwt146.00–146.0096513
Steers—Medium and Large 2715144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1748145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1812142.25/cwt140.00–143.001,1558
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363120.00/cwt120.00–120.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427132.00/cwt132.00–132.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435116.00/cwt116.00–116.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443130.00/cwt130.00–130.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536122.89/cwt105.00–128.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556131.50/cwt131.50–131.507315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570123.00/cwt123.00–123.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627127.04/cwt125.00–128.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708103.41/cwt95.00–112.007322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365168.00/cwt168.00–168.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413144.54/cwt138.00–151.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1499140.00/cwt140.00–140.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533139.14/cwt138.00–139.507424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573142.00/cwt142.00–142.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681

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.