Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2023-07-12

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jul 12
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
140 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 217▼ 155 vs year ago 295 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 64, Bulls 30)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.27/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$195.27
64 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.98
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2492201.9699339
Small 1360197.007091thin
Medium and Large 1575184.751,06223
Medium and Large 3450175.007881thin
One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $206 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
195.27
—
VA average10 barns · 1,877 hd
198.25
−2.98
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

39 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—665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1—483226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0922
BullsMedium and Large 1—412240.00/cwt240.00–240.009893
BullsMedium and Large 1—647184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1903
BullsMedium and Large 1—578192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1134
BullsMedium and Large 2—439220.31/cwt182.00–232.009674
SteersMedium and Large 1—443235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1—568233.97/cwt233.00–235.001,3294
SteersMedium and Large 1—522236.67/cwt235.00–237.001,2356
SteersMedium and Large 1—340245.00/cwt245.00–245.008332
SteersMedium and Large 2—574233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3378
SteersMedium and Large 2—380246.00/cwt246.00–246.009351
SteersMedium and Large 3—340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
SteersMedium and Large 3—660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1—727212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619177.98/cwt165.00–180.501,1026
HeifersMedium and Large 1—532181.49/cwt171.00–185.509667
SteersMedium and Large 2—500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
SteersMedium and Large 2—720212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5261
SteersMedium and Large 2—629192.33/cwt185.00–196.001,2103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—410202.50/cwt202.50–202.508302
HeifersMedium and Large 2—633180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,1434
HeifersSmall 1—360197.00/cwt197.00–197.007091
SteersMedium and Large 2—450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006981
SteersMedium and Large 2—443235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0416
SteersSmall 1—485212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0311
BullsMedium and Large 2—493215.04/cwt201.00–222.001,0606
BullsMedium and Large 2—570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1122
BullsMedium and Large 2—623188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—458197.00/cwt197.00–197.009024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—672187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2605
BullsMedium and Large 2—313215.00/cwt215.00–215.006732
BullsSmall 1—620181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—359226.00/cwt226.00–226.008118
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463202.50/cwt202.50–202.509389
HeifersMedium and Large 2—537197.25/cwt197.25–197.251,05915

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.