Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Cattle Sale April 4, 2020. Take in cattle on April 3.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.52/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −105.81 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$103.52

7 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.78

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	451	103.52	467	7thin

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

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 sale7 hd

103.52

—

WV average4 barns · 64 hd

110.30

−6.78

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−105.81

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	1,592	57.27	912	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,530	54.29	831	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	41.19	691	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	37.66	407	6thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	106.35/cwt	102.00–111.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	98.98/cwt	71.00–115.00	371	3
Bulls	—	—	980	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	63.59/cwt	52.00–72.50	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	190	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	54.29/cwt	53.50–55.00	831	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	41.19/cwt	40.50–42.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	39.79/cwt	35.00–47.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	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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