Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week much higher supply of feeders. Prices for #1 steers steady to slightly higher than last week. #1 Heifers sold steady to slightly lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.84/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$137.84

1,054 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	142.93	792	607
Medium and Large 2	506	138.05	699	311
Medium and Large 1-2	601	121.73	732	36
Medium and Large 3	444	112.59	500	54
Small 1	494	111.60	551	46

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $241 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 sale1,054 hd

137.84

—

WV average3 barns · 1,169 hd

136.58

+1.26

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

49 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	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	767	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	438	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	901	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	629	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	709	67
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	503	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	606	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	349	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	398	21
Steers	Small 1	—	638	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	747	51
Steers	Small 1	—	371	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	445	11
Steers	Small 1	—	551	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	559	13
Steers	Small 1	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	575	119.67/cwt	118.00–125.00	688	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	430	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	113.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	117.03/cwt	114.00–119.00	487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	115.56/cwt	114.00–118.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	499	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	119.45/cwt	115.00–126.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	584	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	119.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	129.77/cwt	120.50–130.00	636	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	127.90/cwt	114.00–129.00	936	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	157.46/cwt	140.00–159.00	680	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	540	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.16/cwt	134.00–142.00	745	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	428	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	388	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	388	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	437	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	512	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	711	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.66/cwt	142.00–159.00	734	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.09/cwt	115.00–156.50	786	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	133.35/cwt	129.50–133.50	861	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.53/cwt	131.00–137.50	782	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	389	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	5

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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