Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Sale Graded Feeder sale October 7, 2023

Report for Saturday September 23, 2023

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.75/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$249.75

340 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$66.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	510	282.14	1,439	7thin
Medium and Large 1	642	268.29	1,723	87
Medium and Large 3	519	257.38	1,335	8thin
Medium 1-2	553	256.00	1,416	3thin
Large 1	600	253.00	1,518	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	772	243.28	1,877	173
Medium and Large 2	750	237.43	1,780	57
Small 1-2	552	215.33	1,188	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.81/cwt here — about $251 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 sale340 hd

249.75

—

WV average7 barns · 1,903 hd

251.56

−1.81

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

72 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 3	—	550	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	488	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,103	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	659	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	823	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	163	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	215.69/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.54/cwt	210.00–225.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,363	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	693	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,596	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	416	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	2
Steers	Large 1	—	600	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	251.47/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	247.02/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,581	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	253.41/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,847	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	220.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,082	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,443	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	553	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,714	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,075	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,634	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,916	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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