Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-02-08

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Feb 8
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
175 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 39▲ 47 vs year ago 128 · +36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 71, Bulls 75)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.39/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$166.39
73 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1
$44.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.47
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2495173.8686136
Medium and Large 1552171.8895026
Small 1539128.9769511thin
One grade step is worth $44.90/cwt here — about $167 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 sale73 hd
166.39
—
VA average9 barns · 708 hd
175.87
−9.47
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 3405181.00/cwt181.00–181.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 2430174.00/cwt174.00–174.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 1471196.00/cwt196.00–196.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 1518183.00/cwt183.00–183.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 2521184.50/cwt184.50–184.509614
Steers—Small 1550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 2558188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0493
Steers—Medium and Large 1615174.43/cwt170.00–179.001,0732
Steers—Small 1635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1725173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2542
Steers—Medium and Large 1815165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1353152.00/cwt152.00–152.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362153.50/cwt153.50–153.505566
Heifers—Small 1363127.00/cwt127.00–127.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005181
Heifers—Small 1405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431149.50/cwt149.50–149.506447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438148.50/cwt148.50–148.5065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468130.00/cwt130.00–130.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478142.68/cwt142.00–144.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490153.50/cwt153.50–153.507524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520151.79/cwt140.00–157.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529145.50/cwt145.50–145.507705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529129.00/cwt129.00–129.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630144.00/cwt144.00–144.009076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635146.00/cwt146.00–146.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728127.00/cwt127.00–127.009252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340191.00/cwt191.00–191.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2354195.00/cwt195.00–195.006906
Bulls—Small 1370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Bulls—Small 1420109.21/cwt90.00–147.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421191.00/cwt191.00–191.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423179.01/cwt157.00–189.007579
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481189.00/cwt189.00–189.009097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1501185.00/cwt185.00–185.009277
Bulls—Small 1520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556157.00/cwt157.00–157.008738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565163.50/cwt163.50–163.509246
Bulls—Small 1568133.00/cwt133.00–133.007552
Bulls—Small 1618132.00/cwt132.00–132.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750127.00/cwt127.00–127.009532
Bulls—Small 1785127.00/cwt127.00–127.009971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721

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.