Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.51/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −141.66 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$90.51

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 2

$61.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.66

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	111.87	508	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	469	97.33	456	3thin
Medium and Large 3	615	72.00	443	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	665	65.00	432	1thin
Small and Medium 2	755	50.00	378	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.87/cwt here — about $130 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 sale9 hd

90.51

—

WV average4 barns · 197 hd

119.17

−28.66

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−141.66

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	1,564	80.29	1,256	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,585	75.00	1,189	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	54.45	692	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	33.53	374	15

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,051	68.50/cwt	59.00–79.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	42.25/cwt	29.00–49.00	490	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	29.20/cwt	24.00–35.00	326	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	50.44/cwt	44.00–56.50	673	14
Bulls	—	—	1,566	83.58/cwt	58.00–101.50	1,309	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	755	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	407	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	67.03/cwt	65.00–69.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	665	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	432	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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