Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2022-03-23

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 23
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
209 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 121▲ 91 vs year ago 118 · +77.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 103, Bulls 81)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.01/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$135.01
103 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1
$5.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.14
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2484137.4966540
Medium and Large 1548133.7473231
Medium and Large 3455133.6060819thin
Small 1458132.4860713thin
One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $58 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 sale103 hd
135.01
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VA average8 barns · 1,481 hd
142.15
−7.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325157.00/cwt157.00–157.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1393160.00/cwt160.00–160.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1439160.70/cwt158.00–166.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 2440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1495154.00/cwt154.00–154.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1510153.00/cwt153.00–153.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 2533144.68/cwt140.00–147.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 3570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1620146.00/cwt146.00–146.009051
Steers—Small 1645143.00/cwt143.00–143.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 3760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Steers—Small 1785134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0522
Steers—Medium and Large 1838129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1870129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327137.62/cwt134.00–139.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330139.00/cwt139.00–139.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3349136.00/cwt136.00–136.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433143.00/cwt143.00–143.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440145.50/cwt145.50–145.506404
Heifers—Small 1440135.93/cwt130.00–136.5059811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1452144.00/cwt144.00–144.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461145.06/cwt145.00–145.506699
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462142.31/cwt141.00–142.506578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525136.50/cwt136.50–136.5071713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550133.00/cwt133.00–133.0073211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3553118.00/cwt118.00–118.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560123.38/cwt117.00–130.006912
Heifers—Small 1560113.50/cwt113.00–114.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641125.50/cwt125.50–125.508045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648128.00/cwt128.00–128.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661125.00/cwt125.00–125.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725118.00/cwt118.00–118.008562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328164.00/cwt164.00–164.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2356164.00/cwt164.00–164.005844
Bulls—Small 1394160.00/cwt160.00–160.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416161.50/cwt161.50–161.506727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421161.00/cwt161.00–161.006786
Bulls—Small 1465143.00/cwt143.00–143.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479155.00/cwt155.00–155.007426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481155.00/cwt155.00–155.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530126.00/cwt126.00–126.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559145.90/cwt145.00–146.0081611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568143.00/cwt143.00–143.008122
Bulls—Small 1632131.00/cwt131.00–131.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1649138.50/cwt138.50–138.508999
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660133.52/cwt129.00–135.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661136.00/cwt136.00–136.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718122.00/cwt122.00–122.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733124.98/cwt124.50–126.009166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0241

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.