Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.53/cwt on 1,271 head.

Average price

$255.53

1,271 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

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

$77.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	262.12	1,477	60
Medium 1	565	261.45	1,477	718
Medium and Large 2	519	253.14	1,313	224
Large 1	618	252.19	1,559	140
Medium and Large 1-2	579	245.38	1,420	78
Large 1-2	748	230.00	1,720	4thin
Large 2	438	213.18	934	11thin
Medium and Large 3	532	195.88	1,043	24
Small 1-2	483	184.17	890	12thin

One grade step is worth $77.95/cwt here — about $587 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 sale1,271 hd

255.53

—

WV average8 barns · 2,022 hd

249.81

+5.71

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

80 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 1	—	843	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	226.87/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,506	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	242.41/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,406	21
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,265	43
Steers	Large 2	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	4
Steers	Large 2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	58
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	263.84/cwt	212.50–268.00	1,103	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,474	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,388	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	894	4
Steers	Large 1	—	771	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,789	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	588	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,488	145
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	251.60/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,349	41
Steers	Large 2	—	395	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	859	6
Steers	Large 1	—	659	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,634	37
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	349	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,030	10
Steers	Large 1	—	843	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,737	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	426	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	477	275.58/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,315	116
Steers	Medium 1	—	534	261.46/cwt	261.00–261.50	1,396	175
Steers	Large 1	—	588	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,488	28
Steers	Medium 1	—	757	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,756	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	748	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,720	4
Steers	Large 1	—	537	265.29/cwt	261.75–270.00	1,425	37
Steers	Medium 1	—	654	250.73/cwt	250.40–254.00	1,640	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	206.74/cwt	181.00–215.00	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	205.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,497	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	198.19/cwt	184.00–200.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	234.55/cwt	234.50–235.00	990	92
Heifers	Medium 1	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,003	18
Steers	Large 1	—	639	251.18/cwt	233.00–254.00	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,321	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	236.44/cwt	236.00–236.50	1,163	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	201.87/cwt	171.00–217.50	1,116	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	560	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	491	235.61/cwt	220.00–236.50	1,157	73
Steers	Large 1	—	481	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	610	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	452	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,365	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	642	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	225.07/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,427	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	230.95/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,296	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,334	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	370	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	223.79/cwt	210.00–224.00	935	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	203.96/cwt	182.50–206.00	1,314	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	221.97/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,241	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	235.22/cwt	229.00–235.50	1,143	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	236.03/cwt	201.00–238.00	817	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	590	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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