Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $80.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −152.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$80.00

3 head · 258 lb average

Value per head Derived

$206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	258	80.00	206	3thin

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 sale3 hd

80.00

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

105.71

−25.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−152.17

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	—	High	1,794	60.99	1,094	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	50.82	838	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	45.24	613	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	33.76	406	18

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	—	1,985	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,634	52.99/cwt	49.50–60.00	866	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	44.29/cwt	41.00–46.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,443	53.93/cwt	51.00–59.50	778	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	43.37/cwt	32.00–51.00	574	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	37.72/cwt	32.00–40.50	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	35.06/cwt	28.00–40.00	426	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	27.27/cwt	20.00–32.00	312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	50.98/cwt	50.00–52.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2

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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