Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-03-01

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
175 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 252▼ 76 vs year ago 251 · −30.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 84, Bulls 65)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.77/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$163.77
84 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.32
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548166.8491444
Medium and Large 2456165.5375431
Small 1330147.004851thin
Medium and Large 3487142.206928thin
One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $222 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 sale84 hd
163.77
—
VA average6 barns · 1,135 hd
172.09
−8.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 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 3385187.00/cwt187.00–187.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2455196.00/cwt196.00–196.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1478197.50/cwt197.50–197.509442
Steers—Medium and Large 1535209.25/cwt209.25–209.251,1196
Steers—Medium and Large 2535208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 2628199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2503
Steers—Medium and Large 1634204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2934
Steers—Medium and Large 1697195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3593
Steers—Medium and Large 2740181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3391
Steers—Medium and Large 1835176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1330147.00/cwt147.00–147.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2348179.00/cwt179.00–179.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355179.00/cwt179.00–179.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370147.00/cwt147.00–147.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438158.62/cwt128.00–165.006959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440129.00/cwt129.00–129.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471165.54/cwt164.00–166.007809
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545164.00/cwt164.00–164.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1548166.00/cwt166.00–166.009105
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568146.39/cwt121.00–155.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586166.00/cwt166.00–166.009734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627159.00/cwt159.00–159.009979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628137.00/cwt137.00–137.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705169.14/cwt167.00–169.501,1927
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343207.50/cwt207.50–207.507126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355192.00/cwt192.00–192.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419205.50/cwt205.50–205.5086117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431203.50/cwt203.50–203.508777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479191.14/cwt155.00–200.509167
Bulls—Small 1480172.00/cwt172.00–172.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483198.00/cwt198.00–198.009566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0851
Bulls—Small 1755147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211

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.