Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Special today as well. Go to South Branch Fat Cattle sale for results

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.42/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.75 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$114.42

6 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$261

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	275	119.00	327	1thin
Medium and Large 2	332	114.13	378	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	111.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about −$261 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 sale6 hd

114.42

—

WV average5 barns · 174 hd

118.20

−3.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−117.75

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	1,557	55.50	864	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	46.80	746	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,403	44.51	624	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	30.48	377	24

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	108.26/cwt	98.00–119.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	23.49/cwt	15.00–30.00	278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	31.48/cwt	15.00–44.00	392	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	43.38/cwt	34.00–54.00	603	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	50.60/cwt	46.00–56.00	737	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	46.80/cwt	44.00–50.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	44.94/cwt	39.00–50.00	750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	59.02/cwt	42.00–66.00	897	6

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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