Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.77/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −120.40 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$111.77

22 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.75

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	585	113.68	665	19thin
Medium and Large 1	722	99.67	720	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale22 hd

111.77

—

WV average5 barns · 156 hd

128.52

−16.75

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−120.40

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	1,728	93.13	1,610	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	49.88	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	48.82	662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	39.25	446	6thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	48.17/cwt	43.00–52.00	633	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	41.73/cwt	41.00–42.00	476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	48.52/cwt	45.00–52.00	720	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	57.39/cwt	54.00–60.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,700	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	36.77/cwt	32.00–40.00	417	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	104.19/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,766	2

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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