Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $107.15/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −127.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$107.15

26 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$16.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.49

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	529	108.90	576	21
Medium and Large 2-3	442	105.00	464	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	92.00	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.90/cwt here — about $97 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 sale26 hd

107.15

—

WV average6 barns · 1,192 hd

134.64

−27.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−127.59

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	1,886	57.19	1,079	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	43.24	715	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	39.51	533	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	27.75	318	20

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	102.30/cwt	93.00–111.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	100.99/cwt	97.00–106.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	19.72/cwt	17.00–25.00	203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	30.48/cwt	20.00–42.00	358	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	35.37/cwt	29.00–39.00	463	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	40.30/cwt	32.00–49.00	546	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	43.24/cwt	40.00–46.50	715	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.98/cwt	96.00–106.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	197	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	57.19/cwt	50.00–62.00	1,079	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,768	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	743.30/cwt	735.00–750.00	9,068	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,221	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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