Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $87.63/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −121.70 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$87.63

9 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$56.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

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	433	106.43	461	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	665	84.50	562	2thin
Medium and Large 2	390	84.00	328	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	290	60.00	174	1thin
Large 3-4	520	50.00	260	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.43/cwt here — about $201 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 sale9 hd

87.63

—

WV average3 barns · 172 hd

103.62

−15.99

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−121.70

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	1,468	62.71	921	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	47.67	587	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	36.96	425	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	95	25.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	75	45.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Steers	Large 3	—	590	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	336	1
Bulls	Large 3-4	—	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Bulls	—	—	760	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	410	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	29.76/cwt	25.00–37.00	327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	570	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	70.56/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,302	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	670	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	40.05/cwt	35.00–55.00	470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	51.50/cwt	50.00–53.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	117.07/cwt	108.00–126.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	95.78/cwt	84.00–107.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	685	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	685	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	585	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	304	1
Heifers	Large 3-4	—	435	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	505	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	192	1
Steers	Large 3-4	—	560	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	258	1
Heifers	Large 4	—	580	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	267	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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