Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2022-01-26

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jan 26
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
107 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 74▲ 75 vs year ago 32 · +234.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 60, Bulls 21)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.87/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$138.87
60 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.73
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2514141.5272731
Medium and Large 1541137.2674319thin
Medium and Large 3434133.7058010thin
One grade step is worth $7.82/cwt here — about $146 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 sale60 hd
138.87
—
VA average6 barns · 1,138 hd
140.59
−1.73
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

41 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—540148.00/cwt148.00–148.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1—353174.00/cwt174.00–174.006142
BullsMedium and Large 1—403166.00/cwt166.00–166.006692
BullsMedium and Large 1—568156.00/cwt156.00–156.008862
BullsMedium and Large 1—663148.00/cwt148.00–148.009812
BullsMedium and Large 1—720137.01/cwt136.00–138.009862
SteersMedium and Large 1—695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
SteersMedium and Large 2—538154.18/cwt147.00–155.508296
SteersMedium and Large 1—720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 2—720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0661
SteersSmall 1—508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006602
SteersMedium and Large 2—635152.00/cwt152.00–152.009651
SteersMedium and Large 1—335122.00/cwt122.00–122.004091
SteersMedium and Large 2—351161.00/cwt161.00–161.005654
SteersMedium and Large 3—345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558136.00/cwt136.00–136.007597
SteersSmall 1—325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—455138.00/cwt138.00–138.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430142.00/cwt142.00–142.006111
SteersMedium and Large 1—526154.19/cwt153.00–158.008114
SteersMedium and Large 1—480161.00/cwt161.00–161.007731
HeifersMedium and Large 3—550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007043
SteersMedium and Large 2—415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 3—468126.00/cwt126.00–126.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 2—537140.40/cwt140.00–140.507545
HeifersMedium and Large 1—637133.32/cwt133.00–134.008493
HeifersMedium and Large 2—381150.95/cwt150.00–153.005759
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373149.00/cwt149.00–149.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 2—455153.00/cwt153.00–153.006964
HeifersMedium and Large 1—536137.00/cwt137.00–137.007344
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335139.00/cwt139.00–139.004664
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—627130.69/cwt126.00–133.0081911
BullsSmall 1—630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
BullsMedium and Large 1—487159.00/cwt159.00–159.007743
BullsMedium and Large 2—560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008621
BullsMedium and Large 2—477161.00/cwt161.00–161.007683
BullsMedium and Large 2—360171.00/cwt171.00–171.006161
BullsSmall 1—565143.00/cwt143.00–143.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750123.00/cwt123.00–123.009231

How this sale compares

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.