Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Special Graded sale October 22, 2022

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.45/cwt on 1,213 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −162.95 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$177.45

1,213 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$77.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	206.01	994	89
Large 2	343	180.00	617	3thin
Medium and Large 2	487	179.31	873	230
Medium 1	577	177.89	1,027	614
Large 1	606	171.76	1,040	208
Medium and Large 1-2	714	159.24	1,137	42
Small 1-2	434	130.70	567	10thin
Medium and Large 3	471	128.53	605	17thin

One grade step is worth $77.48/cwt here — about $389 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 sale1,213 hd

177.45

—

WV average4 barns · 1,492 hd

174.17

+3.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−162.95

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

69 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 1-2	—	570	132.48/cwt	129.00–135.00	755	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	589	174.03/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,025	136
Steers	Medium 1	—	480	193.91/cwt	191.00–194.00	931	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	166.36/cwt	132.00–168.00	872	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	179.30/cwt	141.00–181.00	852	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	204.76/cwt	151.00–207.00	702	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	219.86/cwt	219.00–220.00	923	71
Steers	Small 1-2	—	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	754	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,101	39
Steers	Medium 1	—	357	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,056	18
Steers	Large 1	—	588	173.46/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,020	61
Steers	Medium 1	—	649	173.50/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,126	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	939	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	535	182.06/cwt	182.00–183.00	974	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	967	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	153.60/cwt	153.00–155.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,098	2
Steers	Large 2	—	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.72/cwt	164.00–167.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	738	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	562	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	139.39/cwt	125.00–142.00	682	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.47/cwt	145.00–151.00	639	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	712	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	147.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	727	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.51/cwt	115.00–144.00	590	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	492	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	131.03/cwt	131.00–131.50	836	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	121.25/cwt	110.00–122.00	774	31
Steers	Large 1	—	535	175.67/cwt	175.00–177.00	940	36
Steers	Large 1	—	472	193.00/cwt	191.00–194.00	911	15
Steers	Large 1	—	744	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,086	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	499	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	204.19/cwt	140.00–207.00	843	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	828	191
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	711	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	656	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,115	76
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Large 1	—	654	169.40/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,108	81

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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