Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.93 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$89.40

5 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.92

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	97.50	531	2thin
Medium and Large 1	788	87.50	689	2thin
Medium and Large 3	775	77.00	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about −$65 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale5 hd

89.40

—

WV average4 barns · 104 hd

114.32

−24.92

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−119.93

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	1,460	66.28	968	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	54.70	689	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	54.67	785	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	41.21	465	5thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	—	1,460	66.28/cwt	62.00–72.00	968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	53.38/cwt	51.00–55.00	672	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	54.67/cwt	50.00–58.00	785	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	27.02/cwt	26.00–28.00	289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	48.01/cwt	47.00–49.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	597	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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