Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 860.00/cwt steer deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.01/cwt on 1,203 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.39 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$252.01

1,203 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$78.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	564	263.75	1,487	308
Medium and Large 1	534	262.07	1,399	275
Large 1	576	253.56	1,461	251
Medium and Large 2	497	244.23	1,213	229
Medium and Large 1-2	719	222.01	1,596	113
Medium and Large 3	502	197.24	990	17thin
Large 2	680	190.00	1,292	1thin
Small 1-2	535	185.22	992	9thin

One grade step is worth $78.52/cwt here — about $495 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 sale1,203 hd

252.01

—

WV average5 barns · 1,692 hd

249.66

+2.35

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−88.39

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

74 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 3	—	379	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	192.16/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	989	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	737	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	250.82/cwt	210.00–254.00	875	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	243.56/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,011	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	225.47/cwt	225.00–225.50	1,434	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	203.06/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,293	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	247.00/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,035	112
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,420	10
Steers	Large 1	—	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	639	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	895	7
Steers	Large 1	—	537	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,383	72
Steers	Large 1	—	592	248.51/cwt	241.00–249.50	1,471	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	260.52/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,237	46
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	863	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,188	175
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	202.56/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,311	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	239.90/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,271	41
Steers	Large 1	—	421	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,183	20
Steers	Large 1	—	747	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	263.74/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,084	47
Steers	Small 1-2	—	543	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Large 2	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	936	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	224.65/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,514	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	248.37/cwt	235.00–249.50	1,460	111
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	224.31/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,297	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,647	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	648	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	554	259.83/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,439	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	212.49/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,609	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	275.87/cwt	275.50–278.00	1,319	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,513	15
Steers	Large 1	—	653	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,606	58
Steers	Medium 1	—	378	239.90/cwt	225.00–255.00	907	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	881	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,184	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,847	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	529	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,381	77
Steers	Medium 1	—	422	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,270	60
Steers	Medium 1	—	657	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,652	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,053	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	643	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,617	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	211.54/cwt	200.00–212.50	943	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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