Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.03/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$152.03

284 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$46.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	486	170.67	829	6thin
Medium and Large 1	617	161.09	995	45
Medium and Large 1-2	802	153.35	1,229	181
Medium and Large 3	472	139.50	658	5thin
Medium and Large 2	671	138.76	932	42
Large 1	723	125.00	903	2thin
Small 1-2	567	124.13	704	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.53/cwt here — about $125 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 sale284 hd

152.03

—

WV average8 barns · 1,262 hd

159.92

−7.89

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

60 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	—	827	145.19/cwt	124.00–154.00	1,201	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,076	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	132.74/cwt	111.00–138.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	158.61/cwt	148.00–165.75	1,231	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,341	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	143.16/cwt	134.00–146.50	1,466	33
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	128.20/cwt	116.00–141.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	160.38/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,018	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,152	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	999	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	375	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	776	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Steers	Large 1	—	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	1
Steers	Large 1	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	164.14/cwt	164.00–165.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.16/cwt	100.00–121.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	556	2

How this sale compares

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