Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-03-08

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 8
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
119 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 175▲ 10 vs year ago 109 · +9.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 62, Bulls 28)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.12/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$172.12
61 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$60
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1
$6.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.05
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3463173.6380423
Medium and Large 2504173.3387421
Medium and Large 1570168.7896215thin
Small 1518167.008642thin
One grade step is worth $6.63/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale61 hd
172.12
—
VA average11 barns · 1,988 hd
176.17
−4.05
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

40 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—495203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 1—535196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1—413203.00/cwt203.00–203.008384
BullsMedium and Large 1—370216.00/cwt216.00–216.007991
BullsSmall 1—470199.00/cwt199.00–199.009351
BullsSmall 1—620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 1—413215.00/cwt215.00–215.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1—723185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3382
SteersMedium and Large 1—455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006461
SteersMedium and Large 1—820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
SteersMedium and Large 2—537217.44/cwt212.00–218.501,1688
SteersMedium and Large 2—455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—352176.00/cwt176.00–176.006205
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565172.00/cwt172.00–172.009722
SteersMedium and Large 1—546216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1794
SteersMedium and Large 1—607212.11/cwt207.00–215.001,2887
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1—505176.50/cwt176.50–176.508913
HeifersMedium and Large 3—332169.00/cwt169.00–169.005613
HeifersMedium and Large 3—432174.50/cwt174.50–174.507545
SteersMedium and Large 3—505201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 2—643208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3372
HeifersMedium and Large 2—549175.00/cwt175.00–175.009616
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525171.00/cwt171.00–171.008981
HeifersSmall 1—445171.00/cwt171.00–171.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—584173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0104
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370177.00/cwt177.00–177.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478182.00/cwt182.00–182.008708
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380127.00/cwt127.00–127.004831
BullsMedium and Large 2—345214.00/cwt214.00–214.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2—420214.00/cwt214.00–214.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0214
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470179.50/cwt179.50–179.508444
BullsMedium and Large 2—485211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0233
BullsMedium and Large 2—534197.87/cwt190.50–205.001,05710
BullsMedium and Large 2—655191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2511
HeifersSmall 1—590163.00/cwt163.00–163.009621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—635160.64/cwt155.00–162.001,0205
HeifersMedium and Large 3—553172.00/cwt172.00–172.009515

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.