Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.93 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$119.80

5 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	664	121.00	803	4thin
Medium and Large 2	750	115.00	863	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale5 hd

119.80

—

WV average3 barns · 122 hd

124.94

−5.14

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−114.93

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	—	Average	1,515	79.87	1,210	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	55.00	836	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	53.25	699	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	27.43	284	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,169	100.99	1,181	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,030	87.00	896	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,451	113.11	1,641	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	111.12	1,555	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	109.18	1,495	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,195	98.00	1,171	1thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	79.87/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	53.42/cwt	47.00–57.00	709	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	25.65/cwt	20.00–31.00	253	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,169	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,030	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	896	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	111.12/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,555	26
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,451	113.11/cwt	106.50–114.00	1,641	17
Steers	Select	—	1,195	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,171	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,369	109.18/cwt	103.50–112.50	1,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	150	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	108	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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