Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dry conditions continue in West Virginia pasture shortages reported. Demand low and light offering.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $93.78/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −115.55 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$93.78

18 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.53

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	102.62	601	5thin
Medium and Large 2	574	90.38	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $82 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 sale18 hd

93.78

—

WV average4 barns · 188 hd

109.31

−15.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−115.55

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	1,260	66.39	837	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	44.76	674	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	42.92	531	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	32.24	359	6thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	Medium and Large 1	—	586	102.62/cwt	101.00–103.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	31.15/cwt	29.00–34.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	81.95/cwt	81.00–84.00	355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	404	89.59/cwt	86.00–100.00	362	5
Bulls	—	—	1,260	66.39/cwt	61.00–73.00	837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	39.71/cwt	38.00–41.00	481	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	43.85/cwt	41.00–50.00	551	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	44.76/cwt	42.50–50.00	674	5

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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