Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.73/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.44 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$135.73

49 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$28.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	529	139.23	736	43
Medium and Large 2	408	110.63	452	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about $285 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 sale49 hd

135.73

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

135.01

+0.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−96.44

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	1,847	68.57	1,266	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	53.85	697	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	37.05	446	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	106.95/cwt	98.00–110.00	337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	753	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	53.85/cwt	48.00–60.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	42.73/cwt	35.00–50.00	531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	68.57/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	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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