Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.42/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −79.92 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$129.42

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

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	446	137.38	613	4thin
Medium and Large 2	708	113.50	803	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about −$190 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

129.42

—

WV average2 barns · 47 hd

124.45

+4.97

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−79.92

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	1,475	54.27	800	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	54.00	956	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,339	47.55	637	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	35.41	424	13

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	200	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	898	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	35.41/cwt	29.00–44.00	424	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	49.18/cwt	41.00–55.00	661	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	54.27/cwt	43.00–67.00	800	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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