Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.53/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −113.65 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$118.53

15 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.45

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	119.24	523	12thin
Medium and Large 1	448	115.67	519	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about $4 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 sale15 hd

118.53

—

WV average6 barns · 496 hd

133.98

−15.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−113.65

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	—	Low	1,633	72.70	1,187	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	52.70	639	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	52.17	800	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	39.53	422	14

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	Small 2	—	615	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	566	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,260.75/cwt	1,250.00–1,280.00	12,961	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,345.93/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	12,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,161.82/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	12,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Steers	Small 2	—	305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	109.58/cwt	106.00–114.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	50.71/cwt	50.00–52.00	791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	33.33/cwt	30.00–38.00	315	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	42.01/cwt	39.00–45.00	469	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	61.25/cwt	55.00–67.00	698	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	48.42/cwt	40.00–55.00	605	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	73.39/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,351.64/cwt	1,325.00–1,385.00	14,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	2

How this sale compares

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