Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.15/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$116.15

334 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	118.90	654	184
Medium and Large 2	500	116.66	583	102
Medium 1	547	111.17	608	6thin
Medium and Large 3	524	105.91	555	22
Large 1	850	105.00	893	1thin
Small 1-2	557	100.94	562	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	710	100.00	710	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale334 hd

116.15

—

WV average6 barns · 748 hd

112.17

+3.98

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

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	658	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	697	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	463	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.20/cwt	119.00–134.00	766	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	123.96/cwt	121.00–126.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	153.17/cwt	153.00–154.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	118.51/cwt	111.00–119.00	577	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	644	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	641	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	843	25
Steers	Medium 1	—	528	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	750	34
Steers	Medium 1	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	353	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	417	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	519	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	101.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	823	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	930	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	142.84/cwt	141.00–143.00	821	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	672	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.07/cwt	151.00–160.00	724	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	506	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	478	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	600	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.59/cwt	100.00–116.50	728	36
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	114.79/cwt	114.50–116.00	608	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Steers	Large 1	—	655	131.00/cwt	115.00–131.50	858	46
Steers	Large 1	—	537	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	760	13
Steers	Large 1	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Steers	Large 1	—	570	135.81/cwt	109.00–138.00	774	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1

How this sale compares

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