Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.65/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$135.65

236 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$14.53/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	551	144.03	794	15thin
Medium and Large 3	499	139.03	693	36
Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.59	916	55
Medium and Large 1	586	135.55	794	33
Medium and Large 2	597	134.14	801	77
Small 1-2	501	129.50	649	20

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $145 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 sale236 hd

135.65

—

WV average8 barns · 877 hd

143.54

−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

62 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	—	535	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	179.37/cwt	161.00–190.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,027	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	637	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	194.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	982	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	463	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	866	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	169.77/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,025	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,121	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	192.27/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	562	197.91/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,112	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	834	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	153.22/cwt	140.00–154.00	703	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	167.57/cwt	141.00–171.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,233	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	653	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	494	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,190	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	532	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	961	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	920	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	687	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	613	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	661	8

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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