Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.14/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −120.19 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$89.14

41 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$32.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

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	518	97.19	503	23
Large 1-2	405	95.00	385	1thin
Medium and Large 2	478	83.05	397	10thin
Large 1	690	81.00	559	1thin
Medium 1-2	617	70.33	434	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	68.50	353	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	595	65.00	387	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.19/cwt here — about $117 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale41 hd

89.14

—

WV average5 barns · 191 hd

99.96

−10.82

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−120.19

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	1,587	58.03	921	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	43.70	641	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	39.17	548	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,176	23.84	280	28

Every lot, as filed

46 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 and Large 1-2	—	488	115.90/cwt	111.00–119.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	81.69/cwt	80.50–82.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	360	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	743	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	111.53/cwt	109.00–121.00	578	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	59.60/cwt	47.00–81.00	966	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	39.17/cwt	25.00–46.50	548	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	40.55/cwt	40.00–41.00	639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	115	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	16.98/cwt	13.00–21.00	178	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	25.98/cwt	17.00–39.00	315	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	77.28/cwt	74.00–81.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	110.50/cwt	101.00–120.00	365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	465	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	693	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	478	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	690	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,539	1

How this sale compares

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