Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

High demand for light fleshed cattle. Special sales 2 Saturdays of April 2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.97/cwt on 1,116 head.

Average price

$193.97

1,116 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$39.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	484	202.04	978	48
Medium and Large 2	558	198.01	1,104	243
Medium and Large 1	593	197.78	1,172	264
Medium and Large 3	498	192.53	958	60
Medium and Large 1-2	664	190.11	1,263	475
Small 1-2	503	185.09	932	16thin
Medium and Large 3-4	462	162.50	750	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.54/cwt here — about $228 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 sale1,116 hd

193.97

—

WV average4 barns · 1,318 hd

192.02

+1.95

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

94 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 1	—	371	208.12/cwt	200.00–212.50	772	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	342	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	181.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,167	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	210.92/cwt	181.00–211.50	1,038	49
Heifers	Medium 1	—	563	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,081	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	173.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,441	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	260.69/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	491	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	859	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	490	268.24/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,314	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,297	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,075	4
Steers	Large 1	—	493	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	161.61/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,249	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	161.17/cwt	150.00–173.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	486	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	211.42/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,131	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,373	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	748	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	552	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	988	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	441	192.93/cwt	192.50–193.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	849	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,207	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,041	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,208	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	198.30/cwt	195.00–203.50	1,344	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	206.78/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,303	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	795	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	936	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	205.83/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,169	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	208.30/cwt	207.50–210.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	158.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,179	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	931	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	739	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	639	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,009	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	199.00/cwt	150.00–202.00	1,130	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	927	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	185.50/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,024	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	193.75/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,515	25
Steers	Medium 1	—	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	418	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,112	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	186.97/cwt	184.00–187.50	1,548	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	264.97/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,373	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	264.25/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,485	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	247.10/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,594	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	218.48/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,588	48
Steers	Small 1-2	—	392	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	229.19/cwt	182.50–230.00	1,476	55
Steers	Small 1-2	—	562	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	924	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,438	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	253.07/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,698	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	257.65/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,623	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	205.66/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	198.49/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,477	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	269.04/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,552	36
Steers	Small 1-2	—	631	193.88/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,223	5
Steers	Large 2	—	520	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	156.67/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,352	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	269.76/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,343	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	260.88/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,477	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	233.04/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,296	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,276	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	246.38/cwt	175.00–253.00	976	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	899	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	897	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,290	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	250.58/cwt	200.00–263.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,122	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	1

How this sale compares

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