Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2024-02-14

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Feb 14
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
151 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 303▼ 15 vs year ago 166 · −9.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 58, Heifers 55, Bulls 38)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $251.11/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$251.11
58 head · 637 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1
$67.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.46
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3475270.001,2831thin
Medium and Large 2570262.181,49511thin
Medium and Large 1658250.121,64744
Small 1610202.501,2352thin
One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $47 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 sale58 hd
251.11
—
VA average8 barns · 1,432 hd
261.57
−10.46
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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 2435277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1463288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 3475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 2487285.33/cwt285.00–286.001,3903
Steers—Medium and Large 2525269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4121
Steers—Medium and Large 1534277.10/cwt274.00–278.001,4809
Steers—Small 1540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 2590211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 2633259.00/cwt256.00–260.001,6394
Steers—Medium and Large 1641260.30/cwt258.00–261.001,66913
Steers—Medium and Large 1671234.13/cwt220.00–256.001,5715
Steers—Small 1680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 2730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Steers—Medium and Large 1735236.13/cwt235.00–237.001,7367
Steers—Medium and Large 1750240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8004
Steers—Medium and Large 1838192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6092
Steers—Medium and Large 1863192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313206.00/cwt206.00–206.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372224.00/cwt224.00–224.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395201.00/cwt201.00–201.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
Heifers—Small 1445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473162.00/cwt162.00–162.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477199.50/cwt150.00–225.009523
Heifers—Small 1500207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,1647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2552208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628196.72/cwt195.00–197.001,2357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2657167.33/cwt165.00–170.001,0993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709178.98/cwt175.00–183.001,2694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0082
Bulls—Small 1345287.00/cwt287.00–287.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470279.00/cwt275.00–281.001,3113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481254.67/cwt200.00–276.001,2255
Bulls—Small 1485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2548241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628208.40/cwt185.00–220.001,3093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2411
Bulls—Small 1665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Bulls—Small 1785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2421

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.