Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.74/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −105.99 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$128.74

24 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$50.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	138.71	643	18thin
Medium and Large 2	575	104.00	598	4thin
Medium and Large 3	680	89.00	605	1thin
Small 3	520	88.00	458	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.71/cwt here — about $185 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

128.74

—

WV average5 barns · 114 hd

126.25

+2.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−105.99

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	1,555	51.00	793	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	59.16	870	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	49.27	583	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	44.98	483	20

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,555	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	36.41/cwt	30.00–39.00	358	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	51.61/cwt	49.00–55.00	572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	45.43/cwt	41.00–53.00	539	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	53.46/cwt	50.00–61.00	624	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	55.21/cwt	52.00–59.00	801	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	60.74/cwt	53.00–70.00	898	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	45.08/cwt	40.00–50.00	492	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	137.09/cwt	111.00–141.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	107.82/cwt	102.00–109.00	441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	443	1
Steers	Small 3	—	520	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	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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