Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.67/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −128.51 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$103.67

9 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	116.00	679	1thin
Medium and Large 2	511	103.86	531	7thin
Medium and Large 3	475	90.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $251 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 sale9 hd

103.67

—

WV average4 barns · 365 hd

125.44

−21.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−128.51

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	1,670	70.00	1,169	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,714	58.31	1,000	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	51.19	681	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	49.34	516	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,169	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	49.78/cwt	48.00–51.00	634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	882	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,011	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	49.34/cwt	46.00–52.00	516	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	56.51/cwt	54.00–58.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	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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