Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter supply of feeders compared to last week. Steers sold steady. Heifers sold slightly lower -$1.00-$3.00 compared to last week. Next feeder sale November 9th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.31/cwt on 426 head.

Average price

$137.31

426 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$33.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	139.99	723	276
Medium and Large 2	489	138.68	679	117
Medium and Large 3	432	114.20	494	15thin
Small 1	459	106.44	488	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.55/cwt here — about $234 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 sale426 hd

137.31

—

WV average4 barns · 644 hd

130.75

+6.56

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

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	120.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	112.84/cwt	106.00–116.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	114.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	94.80/cwt	92.00–99.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	531	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	393	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	671	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.44/cwt	131.00–148.50	704	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	686	122.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	841	11
Steers	Small 1	—	523	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	604	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	567	46
Steers	Small 1	—	427	119.11/cwt	119.00–120.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	142.11/cwt	138.00–142.50	681	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	508	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	135.77/cwt	135.00–139.00	878	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.78/cwt	110.00–125.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	665	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	6
Steers	Small 1	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	3
Steers	Small 1	—	351	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.57/cwt	120.00–139.00	774	43
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	402	8

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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