Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −121.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$110.50

44 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	117.96	492	12thin
Medium and Large 1	791	109.88	869	29
Medium and Large 3	448	86.67	389	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $104 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 sale44 hd

110.50

—

WV average4 barns · 172 hd

117.58

−7.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−121.67

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	1,671	68.56	1,146	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	53.17	788	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	46.59	530	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	37.02	383	16

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	823.79/cwt	760.00–875.00	10,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.48/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	126.22/cwt	122.50–130.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	29.02/cwt	25.00–33.00	286	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	38.40/cwt	34.00–41.00	420	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	43.28/cwt	40.00–47.00	471	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	50.26/cwt	47.00–53.00	748	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	58.02/cwt	53.00–70.00	853	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	46.07/cwt	42.00–52.00	527	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	74.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	60.36/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.63/cwt	116.00–145.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	117.75/cwt	115.00–119.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	123.26/cwt	121.00–130.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	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.

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