Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.28/cwt on 660 head.

Average price

$150.28

660 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$55.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	170.67	790	24
Medium 1	555	158.11	878	288
Medium and Large 2	514	155.74	801	107
Large 1	599	146.56	877	126
Medium and Large 3	435	139.94	609	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	778	128.34	998	55
Small 1-2	580	118.40	687	12thin
Small 1	480	116.00	557	3thin
Medium 1-2	653	115.00	751	28

One grade step is worth $55.67/cwt here — about $39 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 sale660 hd

150.28

—

WV average6 barns · 1,169 hd

145.72

+4.56

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

80 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	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	146.11/cwt	113.00–148.50	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	130.58/cwt	104.00–137.00	1,135	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.24/cwt	111.00–137.00	565	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.54/cwt	105.00–117.75	657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	127.31/cwt	102.00–129.00	835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	109.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	178.08/cwt	163.00–179.00	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	579	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	669	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	769	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	447	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	519	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	524	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	553	15
Steers	Small 1	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	130.83/cwt	118.00–134.00	636	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.27/cwt	113.50–126.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	496	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	527	161.28/cwt	159.50–161.50	850	73
Steers	Medium 1	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	727	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	84
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	537	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	640	140.80/cwt	135.00–141.00	901	58
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,088	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,202	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	732	137.76/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,008	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	433	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	805	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	28
Steers	Medium 1	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	809	34
Steers	Medium 1	—	480	173.54/cwt	168.50–174.00	833	54
Steers	Medium 1	—	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	674	119.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	578	148.77/cwt	147.00–149.50	860	45
Heifers	Medium 1	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	433	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	528	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	612	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	417	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Steers	Large 1	—	478	165.79/cwt	150.50–168.00	792	15
Steers	Large 1	—	582	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	838	28
Steers	Large 1	—	733	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,019	17
Steers	Large 1	—	534	152.13/cwt	130.50–153.00	812	25
Steers	Large 1	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	41

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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