Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Board sale next week March 18, 2020

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.58/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −97.75 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$111.58

23 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

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	115.26	595	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	430	102.00	439	1thin
Medium and Large 2	559	101.00	564	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $30 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 sale23 hd

111.58

—

WV average3 barns · 35 hd

105.12

+6.46

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−97.75

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	—	Average	1,987	60.73	1,207	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	50.00	920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	47.89	585	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	36.04	365	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	44.21/cwt	37.00–57.00	477	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	19.23/cwt	18.50–20.00	153	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	124	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	47.89/cwt	35.00–59.00	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.11/cwt	119.00–124.00	569	5
Bulls	—	—	1,893	67.31/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,274	3
Bulls	—	—	2,270	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	931	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	641.67/cwt	600.00–725.00	5,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	107.08/cwt	94.00–116.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	105.81/cwt	96.00–112.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	107.03/cwt	102.00–112.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	109.70/cwt	101.00–118.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	483	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.15/cwt	106.00–117.00	702	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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