Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −136.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$95.50

2 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.66

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	573	95.50	547	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

95.50

—

WV average4 barns · 130 hd

106.16

−10.66

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−136.67

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	1,540	51.00	785	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,784	45.08	804	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	39.49	526	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,251	29.68	371	20

Every lot, as filed

8 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	19.85/cwt	15.50–24.00	235	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	34.53/cwt	21.00–46.00	441	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	39.49/cwt	31.00–49.00	526	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,784	45.08/cwt	41.00–52.00	804	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	135	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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