Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $97.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −137.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$97.00

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.90

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	505	106.00	535	1thin
Medium and Large 3	570	88.00	502	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $34 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 sale2 hd

97.00

—

WV average2 barns · 29 hd

135.90

−38.90

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−137.73

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	1,303	71.88	936	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	54.86	639	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	53.53	756	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,175	49.12	577	5thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	—	1,050	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	91.75/cwt	91.75–91.75	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	52.20/cwt	49.00–54.00	618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	53.14/cwt	48.00–57.00	607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	53.53/cwt	52.00–55.50	756	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	614	1
Steers	Small 1	—	505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	502	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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