Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.60/cwt on 895 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −161.80 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$178.60

895 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$58.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	547	189.05	1,034	419
Medium and Large 1	581	184.92	1,074	52
Large 1	578	180.09	1,041	58
Medium and Large 2	521	176.13	918	251
Medium and Large 1-2	796	144.77	1,153	42
Medium and Large 3	503	142.33	716	51
Small 1-2	550	138.95	764	19thin
Large 1-2	558	130.33	728	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $306 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 sale895 hd

178.60

—

WV average6 barns · 1,487 hd

175.29

+3.32

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−161.80

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

75 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 and Large 3	—	334	175.16/cwt	133.00–189.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	5
Steers	Large 1	—	587	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	424	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	890	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	956	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	853	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	198.59/cwt	142.00–206.00	711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	717	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,064	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	146.90/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,134	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	583	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	464	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	603	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	655	184.69/cwt	175.00–185.50	1,210	78
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	134.75/cwt	131.00–135.00	748	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,250	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	146.39/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,338	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,198	8
Steers	Large 1	—	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	481	194.76/cwt	171.00–195.00	937	101
Steers	Medium 1	—	541	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,001	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	983	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	587	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,068	104
Heifers	Large 1	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.40/cwt	120.00–151.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	685	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	49
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	198.88/cwt	120.00–201.00	821	76
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	111.65/cwt	100.00–119.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	426	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	714	53
Heifers	Medium 1	—	853	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	143.25/cwt	91.00–148.00	703	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	158.10/cwt	120.00–162.50	846	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	847	89
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	410	1
Steers	Large 1	—	541	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	979	17
Steers	Large 1	—	650	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,164	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	107.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	548	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	695	33
Heifers	Medium 1	—	563	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	847	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	535	136.81/cwt	135.00–142.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	156.54/cwt	110.00–158.00	656	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	131.98/cwt	110.00–135.00	476	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	349	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	119.57/cwt	100.00–122.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	729	133.61/cwt	124.00–134.50	974	12

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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