Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Specials coming up: October 3; October 10: October 17; October 24; November 7

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.85/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$140.85

276 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	484	155.00	750	4thin
Medium 1	511	154.88	792	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	146.63	792	19thin
Medium and Large 1	613	146.14	895	59
Medium and Large 1-2	868	138.11	1,199	169
Medium and Large 3	513	122.50	628	2thin
Small 1	555	120.00	666	1thin
Medium 2	455	114.00	519	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	110.00	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $157 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 sale276 hd

140.85

—

WV average8 barns · 1,555 hd

149.23

−8.38

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

56 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	—	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	463	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	528	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	524	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	128.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	128.81/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,014	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	121.59/cwt	111.00–122.25	1,166	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	128.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	842	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	126.01/cwt	100.00–135.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	501	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	644	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	4
Steers	Small 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	154.43/cwt	139.00–157.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,353	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	145.27/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,101	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	138.91/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,235	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	146.91/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,197	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	126.00/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,139	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	860	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	762	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1

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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