Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −124.51 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$107.67

6 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.94

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	653	107.67	703	6thin

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

107.67

—

WV average5 barns · 502 hd

121.61

−13.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−124.51

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	—	High	1,885	85.45	1,611	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	53.58	718	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.78	640	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	45.67	488	11

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	353	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	78.18/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	597	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	52.28/cwt	46.00–60.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	53.58/cwt	49.00–57.00	718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	29.89/cwt	25.00–35.50	302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	11.54/cwt	10.00–13.00	130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	42.95/cwt	42.50–43.50	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	945	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	845	72.67/cwt	65.00–76.00	614	4

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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