Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Sale April 18, 2020

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.95/cwt on 678 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −203.46 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$136.95

678 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$36.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	147.90	795	116
Medium and Large 1	586	143.61	842	90
Medium 1	643	138.92	894	99
Large 1	678	137.77	934	34
Medium and Large 1-2	705	132.12	931	307
Small 1-2	464	130.25	604	4thin
Small 1	613	122.90	754	10thin
Large 1-2	603	117.00	706	2thin
Medium and Large 3	507	111.81	567	16thin

One grade step is worth $36.09/cwt here — about $227 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 sale678 hd

136.95

—

WV average4 barns · 757 hd

138.22

−1.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−203.46

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

97 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
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	119.77/cwt	119.50–122.00	968	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.79/cwt	144.00–153.00	846	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.03/cwt	125.50–146.00	946	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	137.72/cwt	105.00–150.00	883	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.87/cwt	130.00–133.00	940	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	815	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	648	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	959	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	147.35/cwt	136.00–150.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	108.29/cwt	71.00–115.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	149.11/cwt	118.00–154.00	856	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	675	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	157.74/cwt	123.00–164.00	763	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	484	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	489	5
Steers	Small 1	—	584	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	730	4
Steers	Small 1	—	633	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	769	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	112.20/cwt	112.00–112.50	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	115.48/cwt	114.00–122.00	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.19/cwt	150.00–154.00	864	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	746	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	940	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	654	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	919	50
Steers	Medium 1	—	747	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	923	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	497	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	815	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	532	141.67/cwt	141.50–142.00	754	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	353	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	537	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	603	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	706	2
Steers	Large 1	—	745	127.72/cwt	90.00–130.50	952	14
Steers	Large 1	—	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	13
Steers	Large 1	—	499	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	798	5
Steers	Large 1	—	885	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	920	1
Steers	Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	598	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	562	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	477	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	663	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	511	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	456	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	99.98/cwt	94.00–101.89	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	134.15/cwt	124.00–134.75	659	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	658	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.24/cwt	111.00–127.00	534	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	594	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	737	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	676	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.98/cwt	113.00–124.00	673	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	804	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	733	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	669	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	643	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	505	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	486	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	622	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	88.37/cwt	70.00–102.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1

How this sale compares

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