Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2022-02-09

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Feb 9
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
128 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 168▲ 40 vs year ago 88 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 64, Bulls 21)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.42/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$140.42
64 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1
$31.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.00
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465143.9967024
Medium and Large 3444140.0762220
Medium and Large 1562139.1778218thin
Small 1423112.504752thin
One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $195 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 sale64 hd
140.42
—
VA average9 barns · 1,584 hd
146.43
−6.00
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—413170.00/cwt170.00–170.007022
BullsMedium and Large 1—515142.28/cwt135.00–150.007332
BullsMedium and Large 1—470157.37/cwt149.00–160.007404
BullsSmall 1—385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
BullsSmall 1—555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2—620148.00/cwt148.00–148.009181
SteersSmall 1—470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
SteersMedium and Large 1—773156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2062
SteersMedium and Large 2—435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
SteersMedium and Large 1—618166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0263
SteersMedium and Large 1—576169.39/cwt163.00–176.009768
SteersMedium and Large 3—420153.00/cwt153.00–153.006431
SteersMedium and Large 2—690163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 3—518146.05/cwt135.00–157.007572
SteersMedium and Large 1—720157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1303
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435149.00/cwt149.00–149.006482
SteersMedium and Large 1—390176.00/cwt176.00–176.006861
SteersMedium and Large 1—523171.00/cwt171.00–171.008943
SteersMedium and Large 1—653165.80/cwt165.00–166.001,0835
SteersMedium and Large 2—370181.00/cwt181.00–181.006701
SteersMedium and Large 2—537177.00/cwt177.00–177.009505
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007713
SteersMedium and Large 2—453179.00/cwt179.00–179.008116
HeifersMedium and Large 2—558135.00/cwt135.00–135.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355153.00/cwt153.00–153.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 2—484146.61/cwt132.00–150.007105
HeifersMedium and Large 2—432147.00/cwt147.00–147.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 1—669132.00/cwt132.00–132.008836
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620136.00/cwt136.00–136.008432
HeifersMedium and Large 3—531133.00/cwt133.00–133.007065
HeifersMedium and Large 3—442139.64/cwt117.50–142.0061710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335153.44/cwt137.00–156.505146
HeifersMedium and Large 2—700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
BullsMedium and Large 2—400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006924
HeifersMedium and Large 2—633130.00/cwt130.00–130.008233
BullsMedium and Large 2—564151.50/cwt151.50–151.508544
BullsMedium and Large 2—508157.00/cwt157.00–157.007982
HeifersSmall 1—340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
HeifersSmall 1—505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—537140.00/cwt140.00–140.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 3—362148.00/cwt148.00–148.005365

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.