Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $83.22/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −148.96 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$83.22

11 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.20

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	89.00	356	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	643	86.42	556	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	67.50	338	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $19 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 sale11 hd

83.22

—

WV average7 barns · 588 hd

110.42

−27.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−148.96

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	1,717	58.33	1,001	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	45.71	611	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	44.26	656	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	27.67	309	13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	44.92/cwt	40.00–52.00	630	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	34.40/cwt	30.00–43.00	414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	24.01/cwt	23.00–26.00	282	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	17.83/cwt	15.00–21.00	157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	85.79/cwt	78.00–95.00	409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	400	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	44.26/cwt	40.00–50.50	656	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	810	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	405	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	61.15/cwt	54.00–67.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,360	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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