Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Feeder Cattle Sale April 10, 2021; Take in on April 9, 2021

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.38/cwt on 266 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −185.02 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$155.38

266 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$44.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.83

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	167.70	924	118
Medium 1	625	155.93	975	63
Medium and Large 2	549	151.06	829	26
Large 1	608	146.44	891	9thin
Medium 1-2	636	146.00	929	9thin
Large 1-2	435	140.00	609	1thin
Small 1-2	432	136.67	590	3thin
Medium and Large 3	613	130.75	802	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	844	122.92	1,037	29

One grade step is worth $44.77/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale266 hd

155.38

—

WV average5 barns · 544 hd

150.55

+4.83

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−185.02

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

58 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	Medium and Large 2	—	378	110.94/cwt	101.00–120.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	154.89/cwt	153.00–161.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.20/cwt	172.00–181.00	859	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	997	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	672	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	668	154.06/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,029	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	731	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	666	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	164.34/cwt	163.00–166.00	961	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	915	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	425	133.64/cwt	130.00–134.00	568	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	480	172.46/cwt	161.00–174.00	828	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	573	157.28/cwt	150.00–163.00	901	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	636	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,002	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	115.92/cwt	109.00–117.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.00/cwt	128.00–138.00	779	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.39/cwt	101.00–116.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.75/cwt	115.00–134.00	564	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	632	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	115.68/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Large 1	—	581	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	883	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	3
Steers	Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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