Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final 2022 Spring Special Sale April 23, 2022

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.82/cwt on 753 head.

Average price

$168.82

753 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	355	190.00	675	12thin
Large 1	669	182.00	1,218	9thin
Medium 1	634	178.86	1,134	22
Medium and Large 3	534	177.51	948	65
Medium and Large 1	577	177.36	1,024	174
Medium and Large 2	626	173.02	1,082	148
Medium and Large 1-2	770	161.66	1,246	281
Small 1-2	561	142.96	802	24
Medium and Large 4	554	136.00	753	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	583	128.00	746	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale753 hd

168.82

—

WV average5 barns · 1,061 hd

170.71

−1.89

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

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	153.75/cwt	151.00–159.00	716	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	171	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	164.89/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,230	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	175.79/cwt	164.00–177.50	1,123	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	186.29/cwt	171.00–205.50	915	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	789	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	138.65/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,467	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	162.07/cwt	145.00–195.00	1,037	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,140	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,197	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	197.35/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,121	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,095	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	833	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	171.95/cwt	150.00–177.00	612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	583	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	554	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	192.18/cwt	183.00–194.00	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	178.55/cwt	132.50–186.00	1,025	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	587	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	553	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	946	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	649	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,181	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	187.90/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,054	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	195.01/cwt	175.00–199.00	954	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	331	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	739	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	27
Steers	Large 1	—	669	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,218	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	539	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	561	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	886	33
Heifers	Medium 1	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	749	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	427	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	647	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	146.14/cwt	135.50–148.75	1,268	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,316	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	155.06/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,303	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	193.79/cwt	185.00–199.00	940	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	742	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	172.96/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,188	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	116	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	135	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	152.13/cwt	139.00–154.25	637	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	649	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	740	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	651	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	721	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	657	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	576	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	754	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	886	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	151.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	130.89/cwt	127.50–132.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.76/cwt	131.00–154.00	809	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,098	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	734	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	800	8

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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