Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.70/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$126.70

181 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$37.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	131.93	730	87
Medium and Large 2	537	129.32	694	44
Medium 1	645	123.67	798	3thin
Large 1	660	118.00	779	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	843	117.50	991	21
Medium and Large 3	502	114.88	577	17thin
Small 1	665	107.17	712	6thin
Small 2	718	94.00	675	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.93/cwt here — about $55 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 sale181 hd

126.70

—

WV average6 barns · 656 hd

128.63

−1.93

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

58 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	Small 1-2	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	727	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	1,015	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	890	4
Steers	Large 1	—	738	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,070	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	756	25
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.41/cwt	133.00–135.00	574	7
Steers	Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	718	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	110.00–150.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,153	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	877	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	412	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	866	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,053	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	856	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	867	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,027	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	571	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	965	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,071	1

How this sale compares

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