Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-09-06

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Sep 6
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
162 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 153▼ 10 vs year ago 172 · −5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 60, Bulls 19)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.47/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$235.47
82 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,474
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$52.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.54
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1654239.731,56758
Medium and Large 2575233.001,34019thin
Medium and Large 3390230.008971thin
Small 1524186.759794thin
One grade step is worth $52.98/cwt here — about $589 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 sale82 hd
235.47
—
VA average7 barns · 1,214 hd
237.01
−1.54
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

46 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2365237.00/cwt237.00–237.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Steers—Small 1423196.00/cwt196.00–196.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 2471245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1547
Steers—Medium and Large 1538249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3406
Steers—Medium and Large 2540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2693
Steers—Small 1555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1570248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4144
Steers—Medium and Large 1609246.75/cwt246.75–246.751,50325
Steers—Medium and Large 2652225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4673
Steers—Small 1695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers—Medium and Large 1717244.75/cwt244.75–244.751,75514
Steers—Medium and Large 2738219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6165
Steers—Medium and Large 1760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Steers—Medium and Large 1841194.66/cwt194.00–196.001,6376
Steers—Medium and Large 1895195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440202.00/cwt202.00–202.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464207.00/cwt207.00–207.009604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559183.23/cwt153.00–198.001,0243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,48412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,33018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5564
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323221.00/cwt221.00–221.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400223.00/cwt223.00–223.008921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418223.00/cwt223.00–223.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1497214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538164.44/cwt125.00–205.008852
Bulls—Small 1575192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
Bulls—Small 1625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Bulls—Small 1695171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4701

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.