Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.97/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$188.97

357 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1-2

$35.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	193.76	1,067	126
Medium and Large 3	496	193.00	958	19thin
Medium and Large 2	544	192.12	1,045	71
Medium 1	355	186.28	661	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	658	183.87	1,210	125
Small 1-2	566	158.50	897	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $170 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 sale357 hd

188.97

—

WV average7 barns · 1,156 hd

185.15

+3.82

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

71 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 2	—	416	204.33/cwt	204.00–207.50	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,083	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	982	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	646	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	624	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	198.07/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,218	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	194.85/cwt	173.00–196.00	1,097	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,218	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,229	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	198.60/cwt	171.00–204.00	1,174	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	202.06/cwt	200.00–214.00	978	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	1
Steers	Large 1	—	535	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,302	28
Steers	Large 1	—	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Steers	Large 1	—	575	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,501	4
Steers	Large 1	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	189.18/cwt	185.00–217.00	796	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,119	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,698	5
Steers	Large 1	—	485	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	207.80/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,363	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	211.33/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	373	190.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	709	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,307	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	585	256.34/cwt	200.00–264.00	1,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	661	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,507	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	269.61/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,138	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	423	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	223.19/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,181	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	349	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,614	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,293	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,406	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,557	9

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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