Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Graded Sale April 11, 2020. Call sale barn for more information or visit their website at www.sbvle.com

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.20/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$137.20

354 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	149.50	811	61
Medium and Large 2	569	137.89	784	67
Medium and Large 1-2	669	136.99	917	140
Medium and Large 3	514	135.14	695	28
Medium 1	680	126.58	861	24
Large 1	715	125.06	894	23
Large 2	690	123.00	849	1thin
Small 1-2	578	121.00	699	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $112 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 sale354 hd

137.20

—

WV average5 barns · 636 hd

138.53

−1.33

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

62 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	—	679	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	876	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	1
Steers	Large 1	—	980	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	892	1
Steers	Large 1	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Large 1	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	Large 1	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	653	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	588	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	319	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	453	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	362	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	835	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	593	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	458	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	513	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	569	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	374	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	682	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	555	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	494	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	739	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Steers	Large 1	—	746	124.94/cwt	114.00–126.00	932	11
Steers	Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	776	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	843	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	107.36/cwt	105.00–111.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	904	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.49/cwt	141.50–154.00	899	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	134.74/cwt	129.00–136.00	756	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	814	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	408	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	503	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	526	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	658	7

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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