Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.59/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$118.59

204 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$34.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	414	125.36	519	8thin
Medium and Large 1	575	121.54	698	71
Medium and Large 2	517	119.34	617	78
Medium and Large 1-2	474	117.61	558	23
Small 1-2	581	110.11	640	9thin
Medium and Large 3	529	104.64	553	14thin
Large 1	670	91.00	610	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.36/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale204 hd

118.59

—

WV average4 barns · 429 hd

114.77

+3.83

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

66 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 2	—	532	149.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	485	163.81/cwt	162.00–165.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	626	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	120.88/cwt	110.00–123.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	696	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	425	124.70/cwt	123.00–125.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	670	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.10/cwt	112.00–121.50	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	817	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	540	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	758	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	769	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	537	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	135.36/cwt	135.00–136.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	709	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	951	6

How this sale compares

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