Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions continue across West Virginia. Some producers report feeding hay and hauling water to stock. Estimated 75% or greater corn for silage harvested in the South Branch Valley and surrounding areas.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.69/cwt on 758 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −205.72 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$134.69

758 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$41.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	137.76	785	529
Medium and Large 2	503	133.47	671	193
Medium and Large 3	488	96.10	469	36

One grade step is worth $41.66/cwt here — about $316 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 sale758 hd

134.69

—

WV average8 barns · 1,352 hd

133.45

+1.24

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−205.72

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

52 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	—	530	140.59/cwt	129.00–147.50	745	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	773	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	129.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	551	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	923	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	788	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	117.85/cwt	115.50–119.00	409	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	126.45/cwt	115.00–127.00	628	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	690	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	862	130.68/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	789	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	87.81/cwt	87.00–89.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	109.94/cwt	108.00–111.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	119.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	578	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	432	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	122.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	910	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	653	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	518	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.75/cwt	130.00–146.00	684	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	693	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	511	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	99.94/cwt	94.00–115.00	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	367	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.49/cwt	159.00–161.00	694	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.75	838	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	710	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	143.39/cwt	135.00–144.00	551	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	532	6

How this sale compares

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