Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.25/cwt on 864 head.

Average price

$125.25

864 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$26.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	457	130.19	595	13thin
Medium and Large 2	486	127.93	622	318
Medium and Large 1-2	514	127.48	655	51
Medium and Large 1	535	125.08	669	398
Large 1	544	123.67	672	3thin
Medium and Large 3	496	114.68	568	72
Small 1-2	523	103.67	542	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $53 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 sale864 hd

125.25

—

WV average4 barns · 1,154 hd

124.03

+1.22

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

81 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 3	—	731	114.20/cwt	101.00–116.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	108.89/cwt	103.00–116.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.74/cwt	130.00–147.00	634	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	780	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	116.09/cwt	105.00–120.00	770	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.21/cwt	131.00–153.00	720	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	121.78/cwt	110.00–122.00	593	110
Steers	Small 1-2	—	439	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	479	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	634	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	160.17/cwt	144.00–161.50	775	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	453	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	458	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	109.72/cwt	108.50–111.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	908	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	125.29/cwt	110.00–126.00	619	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	695	112
Steers	Large 1	—	479	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	742	18
Steers	Large 1	—	645	132.17/cwt	110.00–132.50	852	67
Steers	Large 1	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	28
Steers	Large 1	—	581	141.80/cwt	141.80–141.80	824	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	527	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	791	40
Heifers	Medium 1	—	362	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	516	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	641	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	849	81
Steers	Medium 1	—	580	142.85/cwt	119.00–143.50	829	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	739	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	746	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	739	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	972	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	469	154.02/cwt	142.00–158.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	680	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	140.51/cwt	121.00–142.50	483	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.34/cwt	116.00–140.00	732	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	750	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	582	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	833	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.14/cwt	110.00–144.00	597	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	126.65/cwt	126.50–127.00	1,160	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	118.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	433	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	589	14

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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