Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.61/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −126.56 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$105.61

26 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	117.34	594	11thin
Medium and Large 2	499	103.29	516	11thin
Medium and Large 3	455	88.00	400	2thin
Small 1	498	71.50	356	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about $238 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 sale26 hd

105.61

—

WV average6 barns · 271 hd

125.42

−19.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−126.56

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	1,562	67.80	1,059	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	52.50	807	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	48.49	563	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	40.56	450	9thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	59.23/cwt	56.00–64.00	801	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	76.07/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	111.63/cwt	109.00–113.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	159.49/cwt	126.00–170.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Small 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	17,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	986.71/cwt	825.00–1,110.00	11,347	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	702.73/cwt	475.00–860.00	7,857	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	955	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,401	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	987.32/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,359	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,061	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	692.36/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,793	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	762.58/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	117.13/cwt	114.50–118.50	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	44.14/cwt	38.00–51.00	496	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	33.39/cwt	31.00–37.00	362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	755	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	46.93/cwt	42.00–52.00	554	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	610	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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