Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.44/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −128.73 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$103.44

18 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

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	514	108.50	557	12thin
Medium 1-2	515	95.00	489	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	93.00	479	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $78 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 sale18 hd

103.44

—

WV average4 barns · 198 hd

99.92

+3.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−128.73

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	1,970	61.00	1,202	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	47.57	665	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	33.28	405	16

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	—	1,970	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,202	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	33.70/cwt	24.00–40.00	415	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	47.57/cwt	38.00–56.00	665	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	20.94/cwt	17.00–24.00	256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	43.09/cwt	41.00–45.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	4

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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