Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.73/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$162.73

274 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$61.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	455	195.86	891	7thin
Medium and Large 1	606	174.95	1,060	41
Medium and Large 2	579	167.95	973	40
Medium and Large 1-2	732	162.14	1,187	152
Medium and Large 3	554	139.55	773	22
Large 1-2	520	136.00	707	1thin
Small 1-2	687	133.95	921	11thin

One grade step is worth $61.90/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale274 hd

162.73

—

WV average5 barns · 455 hd

163.87

−1.14

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

56 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 2	—	822	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.91/cwt	142.00–149.00	918	25
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	153.27/cwt	149.00–154.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	134.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	134.29/cwt	121.00–139.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	180.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,102	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.25/cwt	157.00–161.00	691	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	644	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	900	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	152.58/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,182	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	416	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	836	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	507	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	165.72/cwt	135.00–173.50	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	152.75/cwt	125.00–162.00	745	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	853	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,094	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	167.55/cwt	143.00–175.00	1,203	96
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	725	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	170.78/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,146	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	163.50/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,038	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	132.98/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	752	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	652	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	497	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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