Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.57/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −108.16 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$126.57

7 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.18

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	589	126.57	746	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale7 hd

126.57

—

WV average3 barns · 122 hd

140.76

−14.18

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−108.16

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	60.89	898	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,625	60.00	975	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	43.41	473	8thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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 and Large 1-2	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	43.41/cwt	28.00–54.00	473	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	60.89/cwt	54.00–71.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	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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