Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.57/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.61 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$114.57

21 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.49

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	750	114.57	860	21

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 sale21 hd

114.57

—

WV average4 barns · 192 hd

120.06

−5.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−117.61

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	1,670	91.12	1,522	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,870	63.21	1,182	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	60.65	807	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	52.72	630	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,389	117.04	1,626	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,603	112.77	1,808	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	106.69	1,681	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	100.00	1,330	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	91.12/cwt	59.00–112.00	1,522	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,111	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	540	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,389	117.04/cwt	113.00–120.75	1,626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	52.02/cwt	40.00–60.00	638	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	63.21/cwt	55.00–70.00	1,182	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	58.88/cwt	54.00–70.00	811	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,603	112.77/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,808	30
Steers	Choice	—	1,507	110.53/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,666	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,666	101.58/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	324	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	987	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	826.86/cwt	790.00–860.00	8,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,370	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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