Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.18/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −123.00 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$109.18

30 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	119.76	503	4thin
Medium and Large 2	436	111.69	487	19thin
Medium and Large 3	498	96.29	480	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $23 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 sale30 hd

109.18

—

WV average4 barns · 57 hd

116.56

−7.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−123.00

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	1,770	47.00	832	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	53.45	651	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	53.20	747	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	42.46	512	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Small 1	—	515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	788.36/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	754	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.01/cwt	101.00–109.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	145.60/cwt	141.00–158.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.58/cwt	116.00–117.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	101.02/cwt	99.00–103.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	97.34/cwt	97.00–98.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	119.94/cwt	119.00–122.00	330	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	52.44/cwt	48.00–56.00	728	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	35.48/cwt	35.00–36.00	422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	45.95/cwt	41.00–50.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	121.53/cwt	111.00–129.00	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	60.56/cwt	58.00–63.00	722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	49.90/cwt	44.00–53.00	613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.32/cwt	117.00–118.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	578	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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