Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.67/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$116.67

194 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	121.50	638	42
Medium and Large 1-2	624	119.55	746	30
Medium 1	437	116.28	508	17thin
Small 1-2	425	116.00	493	3thin
Medium and Large 2	518	115.07	596	77
Medium and Large 2-3	452	112.00	506	17thin
Medium and Large 3	335	107.00	358	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $279 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 sale194 hd

116.67

—

WV average5 barns · 411 hd

107.60

+9.08

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

43 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 1	—	524	106.15/cwt	104.00–113.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	363	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	424	119.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	592	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	490	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.04/cwt	121.00–121.50	753	13
Steers	Large 1	—	515	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	582	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	651	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	506	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	975	15
Steers	Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	118.60/cwt	117.00–119.00	753	5
Steers	Large 1	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	134.15/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,096	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	454	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.95/cwt	100.00–134.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.53/cwt	120.00–143.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1

How this sale compares

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