Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −103.54 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$105.79

22 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$36.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	113.36	662	15thin
Medium and Large 1	678	112.00	759	2thin
Medium and Large 3	565	83.33	471	3thin
Small 2	508	76.50	388	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.86/cwt here — about $274 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

105.79

—

WV average2 barns · 34 hd

112.55

−6.76

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−103.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,689	75.19	1,270	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	48.57	711	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	48.28	594	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	43.57	513	11

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - 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	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	75.19/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	504	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	340	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	241	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	112.95/cwt	111.00–118.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.40/cwt	108.00–125.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	57.53/cwt	54.00–60.00	696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	46.14/cwt	40.00–51.00	578	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	36.26/cwt	35.00–38.00	426	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	44.09/cwt	38.00–56.00	548	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	48.57/cwt	42.00–53.00	711	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	56.88/cwt	56.00–58.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	107.36/cwt	90.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	657	1

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →