Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Feeder cattle sale October 8. Take in day October 7

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.26/cwt on 384 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −170.15 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$170.26

384 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$79.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	189.46	1,065	39
Medium 1	629	183.13	1,151	42
Large 1	555	177.00	982	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	806	172.51	1,391	205
Medium and Large 2	735	155.38	1,142	66
Medium 1-2	838	155.00	1,299	3thin
Small 1-2	523	151.00	789	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	148.08	821	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	146.75	834	8thin
Medium and Large 3-4	678	110.00	746	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.46/cwt here — about $319 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 sale384 hd

170.26

—

WV average7 barns · 986 hd

173.17

−2.91

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−170.15

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

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	853	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	162.65/cwt	154.50–169.50	1,522	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	940	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	657	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	838	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,337	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	176.41/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,350	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	171.79/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,402	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	568	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	171.46/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,517	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.83/cwt	131.00–160.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	184.91/cwt	174.00–187.50	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	582	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,141	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	751	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,232	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,202	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	7
Steers	Large 1	—	555	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	543	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,067	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.48/cwt	131.00–151.00	598	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	137.32/cwt	133.00–146.00	968	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	990	6

How this sale compares

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