Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-02-22

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Feb 22
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
252 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 166▲ 134 vs year ago 118 · +113.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 115, Bulls 72)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.93/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$161.93
114 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$19.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481164.4479041
Medium and Large 2506161.7481956
Medium and Large 3417160.0566713thin
Small 1430144.976244thin
One grade step is worth $19.47/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 sale114 hd
161.93
—
VA average9 barns · 1,410 hd
163.61
−1.67
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

59 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1340127.00/cwt127.00–127.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2360192.00/cwt192.00–192.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1405192.00/cwt192.00–192.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2413182.00/cwt182.00–182.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 3440182.00/cwt175.00–187.008017
Steers—Medium and Large 2471172.03/cwt154.00–185.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1480169.00/cwt169.00–169.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 3480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Steers—Small 1515145.77/cwt122.00–161.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 1548189.75/cwt189.75–189.751,0404
Steers—Medium and Large 2561190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0667
Steers—Medium and Large 3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Steers—Small 1615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1382
Steers—Medium and Large 2635194.26/cwt193.00–198.001,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 1640196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 2656197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,29210
Steers—Medium and Large 1660196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2943
Steers—Medium and Large 2705188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3251
Steers—Small 1705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1775178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 2778175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3624
Steers—Medium and Large 2818160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322169.00/cwt169.00–169.005443
Heifers—Small 1360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363174.00/cwt174.00–174.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365168.52/cwt165.00–170.5061514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374149.57/cwt140.00–154.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Heifers—Small 1445142.00/cwt142.00–142.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3448160.00/cwt160.00–160.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453167.00/cwt167.00–167.0075715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455166.07/cwt150.00–167.5075613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458164.00/cwt163.00–167.007514
Heifers—Small 1458141.44/cwt131.00–152.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534160.00/cwt160.00–160.008549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2541161.46/cwt161.00–161.5087313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565159.00/cwt159.00–159.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624154.50/cwt149.00–157.009647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658149.00/cwt149.00–149.009805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2748148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325202.00/cwt202.00–202.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345199.00/cwt199.00–199.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380163.92/cwt162.00–166.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413194.50/cwt194.50–194.508036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413193.02/cwt180.00–197.007979
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481183.00/cwt183.00–183.008809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495186.50/cwt186.50–186.509238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540173.98/cwt172.00–176.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2548171.00/cwt171.00–171.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556167.08/cwt135.00–178.009294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1945
Bulls—Small 1625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628188.95/cwt186.00–191.001,1875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081

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.