Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.03/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$138.03

208 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$41.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	141.11	753	114
Medium and Large 3	471	138.80	654	30
Medium and Large 1	584	133.59	781	61
Small 1	615	110.00	677	1thin
Small 2	448	100.00	448	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about $305 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 sale208 hd

138.03

—

WV average6 barns · 463 hd

132.60

+5.43

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

46 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	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	146.63/cwt	144.00–149.00	824	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	620	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	599	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	172.37/cwt	172.00–173.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	175.88/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,115	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	144.99/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	176.12/cwt	173.00–177.00	854	9
Heifers	Small 2	—	448	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.17/cwt	155.00–181.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	173.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	173.62/cwt	171.00–175.00	918	14
Steers	Small 2	—	363	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	476	2
Steers	Small 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	182.22/cwt	168.00–186.00	851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	742	4
Steers	Small 1	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	1
Steers	Small 1	—	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	2

How this sale compares

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