Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.07/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −110.66 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$124.07

10 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.63

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	516	129.60	669	5thin
Medium and Large 2	360	123.69	446	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	445	98.00	436	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $233 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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 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 sale10 hd

124.07

—

WV average3 barns · 71 hd

143.70

−19.63

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−110.66

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	1,876	61.02	1,145	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	57.80	749	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	56.00	932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	51.21	589	5thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2-3	—	575	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	68.77/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	57.80/cwt	51.00–65.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.37/cwt	112.00–132.00	573	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	51.21/cwt	47.00–58.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.22/cwt	118.00–132.00	595	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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