Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.92/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −128.81 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$105.92

15 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.47

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	460	114.00	524	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	110.80	589	11thin
Medium 2-3	470	93.00	437	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	82.00	414	1thin
Medium and Large 3	1,075	81.00	871	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale15 hd

105.92

—

WV average6 barns · 667 hd

130.39

−24.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−128.81

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	—	Low	1,674	45.05	754	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	40.29	614	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	38.20	490	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,099	23.29	256	41

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Canadian Origin	—	1,075	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	470	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	110.26/cwt	90.00–132.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	104.39/cwt	78.00–130.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.11/cwt	90.00–113.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	112.36/cwt	106.00–116.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	40.29/cwt	38.00–42.50	614	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	13.56/cwt	12.50–15.00	143	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	15.23/cwt	10.00–19.50	141	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	38.08/cwt	30.00–46.00	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	38.95/cwt	30.00–50.00	497	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	28.46/cwt	25.00–30.50	355	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	26.42/cwt	15.00–38.00	303	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	20.66/cwt	16.00–33.00	219	12
Bulls	—	—	1,908	52.01/cwt	51.00–53.00	992	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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