Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

56 head of 700# (estimated) board sale heifers included

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.37/cwt on 806 head.

Average price

$114.37

806 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	435	124.43	541	36
Medium and Large 2	538	119.60	644	148
Medium and Large 1	607	117.27	712	202
Medium and Large 3	491	112.13	550	48
Medium and Large 1-2	703	110.43	776	350
Small 1-2	537	105.93	569	20
Medium 2	510	81.00	413	1thin
Large 2	500	81.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about $136 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 sale806 hd

114.37

—

WV average6 barns · 1,382 hd

117.86

−3.50

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

89 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 1-2	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	120.72/cwt	109.00–123.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	88.01/cwt	87.00–89.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	153.86/cwt	139.00–156.00	869	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	135.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	866	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	155.95/cwt	136.00–160.00	798	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	859	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.61/cwt	113.00–137.00	922	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	135.57/cwt	109.00–144.00	916	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	121.73/cwt	118.00–122.50	914	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	992	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	161.62/cwt	161.00–162.00	944	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	109.13/cwt	109.00–110.00	907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.67/cwt	134.00–159.00	866	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	160.74/cwt	156.50–164.00	792	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	841	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	38
Steers	Medium 1	—	749	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	906	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	421	154.98/cwt	151.00–156.00	652	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	968	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	968	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	668	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	785	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Large 1	—	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	476	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	576	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	516	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	12
Steers	Large 1	—	728	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	881	6
Steers	Large 1	—	663	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	802	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	552	114.82/cwt	100.00–117.00	634	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	654	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	661	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	462	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	467	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	119.52/cwt	90.00–123.00	589	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	113.86/cwt	91.00–116.00	724	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	541	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	106.46/cwt	100.00–110.50	828	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.76/cwt	116.50–123.50	739	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	107.36/cwt	97.00–120.00	731	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.46/cwt	126.50–129.50	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	844	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	798	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	749	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	704	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	606	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	417	128.27/cwt	100.00–130.50	535	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	470	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	555	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	635	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	584	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	500	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	686	3

How this sale compares

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