Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions continue in West Virginia, pasture in short supply and some producers report hauling water to stock.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.13/cwt on 579 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −215.27 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$125.13

579 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	722	132.40	955	200
Medium and Large 1	766	123.91	950	254
Medium and Large 2	680	117.95	802	109
Medium and Large 3	531	102.63	545	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $411 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 sale579 hd

125.13

—

WV average6 barns · 1,673 hd

134.73

−9.60

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−215.27

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

56 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	88.51/cwt	85.00–91.00	549	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	97.52/cwt	92.00–105.00	492	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	88.54/cwt	85.00–89.00	582	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	104.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	102.61/cwt	84.00–115.00	431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	83.01/cwt	81.00–91.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	139.26/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,068	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	707	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	101.58/cwt	101.00–103.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,005	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	599	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.31/cwt	111.00–124.00	750	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	115.77/cwt	108.00–128.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,069	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	100.56/cwt	87.00–105.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	115.75/cwt	109.00–125.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,117	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.58/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.33/cwt	105.00–121.00	908	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.11/cwt	120.00–134.00	760	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,151	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	120.28/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,179	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	136.17/cwt	126.00–140.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	675	10

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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