Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Regular Weekly Wednesday Sales resume April 29, 2020.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.45/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$122.45

232 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	502	127.27	638	79
Medium and Large 2	506	126.03	638	47
Medium and Large 1-2	530	120.82	640	49
Medium and Large 3	480	120.00	576	6thin
Medium and Large 1	663	114.83	761	48
Small 1	705	94.75	668	2thin
Large 1	850	90.00	765	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale232 hd

122.45

—

WV average4 barns · 523 hd

122.72

−0.27

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

59 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 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Steers	Large 1	—	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	9
Steers	Large 1	—	664	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,009	5
Steers	Large 1	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	105.37/cwt	85.00–108.00	754	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	771	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	32
Heifers	Medium 1	—	486	127.12/cwt	115.00–128.75	618	27
Heifers	Medium 1	—	419	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	342	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	543	127.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	2
Steers	Small 1	—	460	127.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	154.37/cwt	151.00–156.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	159.60/cwt	148.00–162.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	152.21/cwt	150.00–154.00	862	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	716	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	637	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	968	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	659	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	827	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	363	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	566	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	475	132.83/cwt	125.00–141.00	631	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,170	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,182	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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