Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.94/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −186.46 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$153.94

190 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	546	161.76	883	71
Medium and Large 1	591	152.50	901	18thin
Medium and Large 2	512	151.99	778	50
Large 1	607	150.00	910	20
Medium and Large 1-2	716	148.95	1,066	22
Small 1-2	398	127.50	507	2thin
Medium and Large 3	454	126.71	576	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.05/cwt here — about $308 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 sale190 hd

153.94

—

WV average6 barns · 319 hd

148.86

+5.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−186.46

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

51 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 3	—	363	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	828	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,234	9
Steers	Large 1	—	648	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	998	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	117.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	534	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	133.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	675	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	966	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	491	166.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	818	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	528	161.75/cwt	142.00–164.00	854	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	649	153.96/cwt	153.00–154.00	999	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	900	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	416	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	740	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	Large 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Steers	Large 1	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Steers	Large 1	—	538	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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