Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.75/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$223.75

501 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$64.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	231.70	1,293	225
Medium 1	435	228.08	992	44
Medium and Large 2	488	222.29	1,086	172
Medium and Large 1-2	513	215.68	1,106	13thin
Medium and Large 3	519	198.69	1,032	31
Small 1-2	469	173.72	814	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	167.14	1,108	7thin

One grade step is worth $64.55/cwt here — about $185 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 sale501 hd

223.75

—

WV average5 barns · 845 hd

215.22

+8.53

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

71 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	Large 2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	3
Steers	Large 1	—	656	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,660	26
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	209.41/cwt	182.50–212.00	1,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	602	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	226.54/cwt	200.00–235.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	183.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	841	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	584	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,486	46
Steers	Small 1-2	—	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,293	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	212.61/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,184	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,565	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,246	29
Steers	Medium 1	—	810	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	289.05/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,385	43
Steers	Medium 1	—	420	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,283	40
Steers	Medium 1	—	527	267.28/cwt	230.00–268.50	1,409	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	164.70/cwt	162.50–165.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	206.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	887	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	199.77/cwt	170.00–207.50	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	927	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,338	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	962	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,220	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	220.76/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,080	57
Heifers	Medium 1	—	488	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	814	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	837	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	559	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	423	229.17/cwt	217.00–230.00	969	33
Heifers	Medium 1	—	546	221.46/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,156	86
Steers	Large 1	—	488	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	214.15/cwt	207.50–217.50	878	6
Steers	Large 1	—	593	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	234.82/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,320	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,459	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,715	26

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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