Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $76.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −157.88 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$76.86

7 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.25

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	502	110.00	552	3thin
Large 2-3	1,170	56.00	655	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	340	40.00	136	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $416 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 sale7 hd

76.86

—

WV average6 barns · 1,299 hd

134.11

−57.25

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−157.88

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	1,473	67.07	988	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	43.81	562	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	41.00	677	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	35.80	420	18

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	36.33/cwt	30.00–44.00	427	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	25.84/cwt	21.00–30.00	284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	43.04/cwt	38.00–49.00	559	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	42.05/cwt	40.00–44.00	516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	67.07/cwt	60.00–71.00	988	5
Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,170	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	340	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	530	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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