Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.62/cwt on 437 head.

Average price

$221.62

437 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

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

$81.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	248.08	1,436	85
Medium 1	588	227.00	1,336	6thin
Medium and Large 2	631	221.98	1,400	41
Medium and Large 3	563	218.64	1,231	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	722	215.20	1,553	284
Large 1	674	204.20	1,376	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	698	173.25	1,208	4thin
Small 1-2	594	166.50	988	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.58/cwt here — about $448 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 sale437 hd

221.62

—

WV average5 barns · 837 hd

215.85

+5.77

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

77 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	—	718	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	186.24/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,613	20
Steers	Large 1	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	224.34/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,530	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	186.60/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	242.49/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,016	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	259.07/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,233	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	653	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	203.44/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,550	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,285	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	252.62/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,460	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	200.69/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,461	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	238.38/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,487	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	252.03/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,414	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	182.13/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,692	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	258.97/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,331	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	390	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	985	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	237.88/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,530	36
Steers	Medium 1	—	940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	482	228.19/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	568	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	217.36/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	251.23/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,422	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	546	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	454	194.77/cwt	161.00–199.00	884	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,613	1
Steers	Large 1	—	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	188.93/cwt	188.00–190.00	901	11
Steers	Large 1	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,191	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	915	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	166.16/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,258	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	754	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	182.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	939	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,097	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	959	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	190.87/cwt	165.00–197.00	1,220	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	166.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,239	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	193.79/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,128	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,228	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	797	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	433	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,127	17

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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