Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $91.81/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −140.37 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$91.81

18 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$55.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

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	422	109.80	463	5thin
Medium and Large 1	577	107.50	620	3thin
Medium 2-3	285	89.00	254	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	270	86.00	232	3thin
Large 2-3	630	81.00	510	1thin
Medium and Large 2	435	80.67	351	3thin
Large 3	700	57.00	399	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	815	54.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.80/cwt here — about $23 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 sale18 hd

91.81

—

WV average3 barns · 85 hd

106.63

−14.82

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−140.37

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	1,920	73.68	1,415	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	60.00	870	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	30.00	330	3thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,920	73.68/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	339	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	491	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	265	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	321	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	630	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	232	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	285	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	254	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	204	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	700	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	399	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	920	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	815	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	440	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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