Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $84.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −147.54 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$84.64

11 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$48.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.38

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	463	97.67	453	3thin
Medium and Large 2	444	90.50	402	4thin
Medium 3	260	81.00	211	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	73.00	376	2thin
Medium 3-4	590	49.00	289	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.67/cwt here — about $163 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

84.64

—

WV average5 barns · 1,323 hd

118.02

−33.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−147.54

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	1,519	56.84	863	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	42.51	551	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	39.75	550	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	27.92	309	27

Every lot, as filed

27 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 3	—	325	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium 3-4	—	590	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	745	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	326	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	154	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.63/cwt	106.00–125.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	29.90/cwt	10.00–43.00	341	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,591	57.57/cwt	43.00–62.00	916	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	22.64/cwt	15.00–30.00	246	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	42.51/cwt	36.00–50.00	551	23
Bulls	—Certified Prgms	—	940	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	479	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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