Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.11/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$202.11

318 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	541	218.43	1,182	132
Medium and Large 1-2	683	217.55	1,486	51
Medium and Large 2	481	193.49	930	72
Medium and Large 3	494	176.55	872	20
Small 1-2	453	170.78	774	25
Small and Medium 2-3	530	145.00	769	18thin

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about $414 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 sale318 hd

202.11

—

WV average6 barns · 619 hd

197.50

+4.61

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

58 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	Large 1	—	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	666	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	498	200.95/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,001	36
Heifers	Medium 1	—	636	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,447	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	695	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	593	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,701	37
Steers	Medium 1	—	529	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,415	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	480	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,262	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	865	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,665	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	251.47/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	431	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	190.39/cwt	150.00–220.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	254.57/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,482	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	211.62/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,136	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	198.93/cwt	190.00–202.50	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,130	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	198.37/cwt	180.00–200.00	968	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	196.37/cwt	177.50–201.00	1,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	677	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	446	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,554	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	197.92/cwt	177.50–201.00	813	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	953	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,157	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	567	229.61/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,302	47
Steers	Large 1	—	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	2
Steers	Large 1	—	473	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	428	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	920	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	464	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	975	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	5

How this sale compares

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