Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $101.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −133.23 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$101.50

4 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.21

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	575	101.50	584	4thin

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 sale4 hd

101.50

—

WV average5 barns · 163 hd

127.71

−26.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−133.23

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	1,876	81.36	1,526	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	54.21	668	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	42.88	510	6thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	1,260	61.02/cwt	57.00–65.50	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	474.38/cwt	460.00–485.00	3,937	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	42.88/cwt	35.50–47.00	510	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,876	81.36/cwt	68.00–100.75	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	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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