Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2022-04-06

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 6
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
134 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 146▼ 92 vs year ago 226 · −40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 70, Bulls 40)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.32/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$142.32
70 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1
$11.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.46
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2515144.6874528
Medium and Large 1582142.6883119thin
Medium and Large 3464141.3665617thin
Small 1540132.837176thin
One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $28 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 sale70 hd
142.32
—
VA average9 barns · 2,041 hd
142.78
−0.46
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3323162.00/cwt162.00–162.005232
Steers—Small 1410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 3458164.00/cwt164.00–164.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 2460166.00/cwt166.00–166.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 2548171.00/cwt171.00–171.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 2605168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0161
Steers—Medium and Large 1628163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 3725139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1759154.39/cwt145.00–156.001,1727
Steers—Medium and Large 2790121.00/cwt121.00–121.009561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330144.00/cwt144.00–144.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3347139.03/cwt127.00–145.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2349159.00/cwt159.00–159.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439146.00/cwt146.00–146.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443164.00/cwt164.00–164.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459147.00/cwt147.00–147.006754
Heifers—Small 1470134.00/cwt134.00–134.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490164.00/cwt164.00–164.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Heifers—Small 1526132.00/cwt132.00–132.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540143.75/cwt143.75–143.7577612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3556139.00/cwt139.00–139.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569141.83/cwt141.00–142.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640134.04/cwt131.00–135.008584
Heifers—Small 1665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689133.50/cwt133.50–133.509204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330153.00/cwt153.00–153.005051
Bulls—Small 1330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343160.00/cwt160.00–160.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409161.00/cwt161.00–161.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435167.00/cwt167.00–167.007261
Bulls—Small 1462138.39/cwt127.00–146.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473163.00/cwt163.00–163.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489161.00/cwt161.00–161.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576160.70/cwt160.50–161.009265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618143.37/cwt140.00–145.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1642150.00/cwt150.00–150.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659150.00/cwt150.00–150.009894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009753

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.