Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale next week

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.09/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −112.08 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$120.09

17 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$0.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	331	120.50	399	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	407	119.63	486	8thin

One grade step is worth $0.88/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale17 hd

120.09

—

WV average2 barns · 52 hd

123.04

−2.95

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−112.08

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	1,833	66.97	1,228	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	57.00	903	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	39.26	429	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,382	37.81	522	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	66.97/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,228	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	33.87/cwt	28.00–41.00	373	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	45.31/cwt	40.00–53.00	526	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	51.71/cwt	50.50–53.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	773.67/cwt	675.00–800.00	9,686	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	44.51/cwt	42.00–47.00	387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	76	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	143	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	130.64/cwt	102.00–140.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	399	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	763.93/cwt	460.00–900.00	9,289	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,917	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,620	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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