Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-11-15

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Nov 15
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
219 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 191▲ 5 vs year ago 214 · +2.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 99, Bulls 87)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.45/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$160.45
97 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.74
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576169.7397842
Medium and Large 2578162.1793837
Small 1504139.867047thin
Medium and Large 3459132.2760711thin
One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $370 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 sale97 hd
160.45
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VA average9 barns · 1,936 hd
187.19
−26.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

52 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2488201.00/cwt201.00–201.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 1495201.00/cwt201.00–201.009951
Steers—Small 1530127.00/cwt127.00–127.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1545191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0415
Steers—Medium and Large 3560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 3620194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2031
Steers—Medium and Large 1639206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3165
Steers—Medium and Large 2647206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3333
Steers—Medium and Large 2700193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3511
Steers—Small 1720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 1726188.72/cwt188.00–190.001,3708
Steers—Medium and Large 1863173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337166.91/cwt157.00–170.005624
Heifers—Small 1355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359169.00/cwt169.00–169.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428140.00/cwt140.00–140.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451175.00/cwt175.00–175.007895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467178.00/cwt178.00–178.008316
Heifers—Small 1483144.00/cwt144.00–144.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533120.00/cwt120.00–120.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542166.00/cwt166.00–166.009003
Heifers—Small 1543135.00/cwt135.00–135.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1548192.42/cwt186.00–195.001,05414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559174.00/cwt174.00–174.009735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616163.35/cwt158.00–166.001,0069
Heifers—Small 1635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2642156.65/cwt156.00–158.001,0063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658153.66/cwt135.00–158.001,01111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2716145.65/cwt132.00–155.001,0435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737142.21/cwt140.00–147.001,04810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414205.00/cwt205.00–205.008495
Bulls—Small 1425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443214.00/cwt214.00–214.009482
Bulls—Small 1488162.40/cwt140.00–170.007938
Bulls—Medium and Large 2494185.00/cwt185.00–185.009146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505192.00/cwt192.00–192.009706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550176.00/cwt176.00–176.009686
Bulls—Small 1562145.00/cwt145.00–145.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,03413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614146.96/cwt140.00–155.009025
Bulls—Small 1638122.00/cwt122.00–122.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,12012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Bulls—Small 1695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2758135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941

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.