Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.57/cwt on 871 head.

Average price

$169.57

871 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 4

$57.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	632	174.22	1,100	31
Medium and Large 2	628	173.94	1,092	143
Medium and Large 1-2	708	172.61	1,221	523
Medium and Large 1	679	165.38	1,123	82
Large 1	779	157.20	1,225	10thin
Small 1-2	623	151.97	946	30
Medium and Large 3	592	145.60	862	48
Medium and Large 4	606	117.00	709	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.22/cwt here — about $391 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 sale871 hd

169.57

—

WV average5 barns · 1,241 hd

168.16

+1.41

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

90 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	—	570	149.92/cwt	120.00–153.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	177.62/cwt	157.00–179.00	1,005	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	851	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	155.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.81/cwt	152.00–189.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	159.36/cwt	156.00–161.00	896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,196	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	782	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	489	186.09/cwt	185.00–194.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	792	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	876	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,253	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,085	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	163.14/cwt	159.50–168.00	1,241	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	140.71/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,164	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	176.46/cwt	151.00–186.50	1,271	112
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	934	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	142.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	133.58/cwt	122.00–145.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	159.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	179.33/cwt	151.00–180.00	1,157	42
Steers	Large 1	—	751	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,224	8
Steers	Large 1	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	733	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,268	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	606	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	135.92/cwt	120.00–137.00	881	31
Heifers	Medium 1	—	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	949	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,130	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.21/cwt	135.00–150.25	786	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.12/cwt	145.00–156.50	743	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.28/cwt	144.25–154.75	840	66
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	946	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	457	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	672	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	866	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	926	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	18
Heifers	Large 2	—	468	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	131.35/cwt	125.50–135.00	867	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	746	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	145.67/cwt	115.00–149.25	827	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	764	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	144.45/cwt	140.00–146.70	669	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.04/cwt	175.00–178.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	493	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,265	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,272	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	188.21/cwt	166.00–200.50	975	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,058	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	187.13/cwt	159.00–192.00	1,061	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	193.71/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,213	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,093	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	175.79/cwt	154.00–192.00	1,151	55
Steers	Small 1-2	—	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	352	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	658	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	579	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	924	10

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