Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.86/cwt on 1,030 head.

Average price

$161.86

1,030 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$47.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	524	171.59	899	403
Medium and Large 2	502	161.43	810	274
Large 1	569	158.76	903	196
Medium and Large 1-2	697	151.56	1,056	61
Medium and Large 1	690	145.16	1,002	44
Medium and Large 3	493	128.85	635	26
Medium 2	545	125.00	681	1thin
Small 1-2	510	124.65	636	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	402	124.00	498	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.59/cwt here — about $402 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 sale1,030 hd

161.86

—

WV average9 barns · 3,029 hd

159.77

+2.09

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

82 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	—	358	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	835	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.20/cwt	139.50–140.25	687	156
Steers	Large 1	—	642	151.34/cwt	143.00–155.00	972	13
Heifers	Medium 1	—	356	134.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.46/cwt	140.00–140.50	590	93
Steers	Large 1	—	535	160.74/cwt	160.00–163.00	860	48
Steers	Large 1	—	590	153.66/cwt	153.00–156.50	907	48
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	96
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	528	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	122.52/cwt	107.00–123.00	681	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	132.72/cwt	112.00–133.50	549	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,033	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.90/cwt	116.00–127.50	613	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	110.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	134.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	461	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	147.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.43/cwt	144.00–146.00	775	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	149.40/cwt	141.00–158.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	588	155.76/cwt	155.50–160.00	916	85
Steers	Medium 1	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	851	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	419	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	817	61
Steers	Medium 1	—	362	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	141.42/cwt	120.00–143.50	929	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,202	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	535	167.46/cwt	165.00–167.70	896	55
Steers	Medium 1	—	649	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,022	64
Steers	Small 1-2	—	544	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	653	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	452	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	601	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,142	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	178.42/cwt	165.00–179.50	855	119
Steers	Medium 1	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	155.23/cwt	139.00–158.00	897	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	146.02/cwt	122.00–149.00	857	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	184.53/cwt	130.00–189.50	764	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	140.91/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,048	31
Steers	Small 1-2	—	658	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	185.18/cwt	120.00–194.00	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.99/cwt	130.00–150.00	783	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	150.07/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,247	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.50/cwt	121.00–170.00	753	66
Steers	Large 1	—	482	173.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	836	34
Steers	Large 1	—	654	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	981	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	121.34/cwt	111.00–131.00	757	4
Steers	Large 1	—	409	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	720	8

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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