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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.80/cwt on 1,121 head.

Average price

$146.80

1,121 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	165.76	777	82
Medium and Large 2	513	151.63	777	318
Medium 1	570	150.43	857	364
Medium 1-2	465	149.00	693	2thin
Large 1	617	139.77	862	196
Medium and Large 1-2	741	129.22	958	74
Medium and Large 3	509	128.77	656	47
Medium and Large 2-3	227	125.00	284	3thin
Small 1-2	567	123.50	701	34
Small 1	545	114.00	621	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $155 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 sale1,121 hd

146.80

—

WV average6 barns · 1,934 hd

145.87

+0.93

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

98 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.63/cwt	110.00–127.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	181.64/cwt	161.00–184.00	697	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	638	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	116.99/cwt	110.00–117.25	742	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	123.10/cwt	110.00–123.50	691	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.82/cwt	136.00–144.00	601	86
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	128.04/cwt	116.00–129.00	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.92/cwt	112.50–135.50	771	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	127.39/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	752	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	850	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.92/cwt	117.00–167.50	774	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	538	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.81/cwt	109.00–116.50	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	428	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	481	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	847	79
Steers	Medium 1	—	577	142.98/cwt	120.00–143.50	825	94
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	140.07/cwt	120.00–142.00	478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	636	103
Steers	Medium 1	—	641	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	880	96
Steers	Medium 1	—	736	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	818	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	892	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	528	155.80/cwt	155.80–155.80	823	72
Steers	Large 1	—	965	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	360	132.77/cwt	116.00–135.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	305	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	357	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Large 1	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	15
Steers	Large 1	—	641	137.05/cwt	120.00–137.50	878	77
Steers	Large 1	—	744	129.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	966	28
Steers	Large 1	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Steers	Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Steers	Large 1	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	5
Steers	Large 1	—	531	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	770	4
Steers	Large 1	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	64
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	557	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	635	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	633	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	346	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	356	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	786	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	456	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	575	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	651	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	658	4
Steers	Small 1	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.06/cwt	115.00–123.50	693	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	896	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	729	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.00	917	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	651	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	122.21/cwt	114.00–130.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	127.57/cwt	110.00–128.25	626	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.42/cwt	111.00–169.00	712	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.37/cwt	120.00–146.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	130.28/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.52/cwt	110.00–128.50	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.20/cwt	117.50–127.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	113.58/cwt	107.00–123.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.41/cwt	110.00–122.00	616	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	135.85/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,137	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	750	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	111.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	762	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.38/cwt	160.00–173.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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