Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $87.01/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −145.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$87.01

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$10.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.77

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	559	92.75	518	4thin
Medium and Large 2	512	82.41	422	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.34/cwt here — about $96 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 sale9 hd

87.01

—

WV average5 barns · 413 hd

107.78

−20.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−145.17

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	1,905	71.29	1,358	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	43.08	697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	40.81	542	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	25.20	280	28

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	765	90.64/cwt	88.00–91.50	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	71.29/cwt	70.50–72.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	43.08/cwt	42.00–45.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	267	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	25.32/cwt	10.00–35.00	281	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	347	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	41.10/cwt	23.00–50.00	550	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	424	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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