Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.17/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.17 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$116.17

12 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$5.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

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	526	118.29	623	7thin
Medium and Large 2	463	113.20	524	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.09/cwt here — about $99 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.

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 sale12 hd

116.17

—

WV average4 barns · 66 hd

114.05

+2.12

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−93.17

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	1,571	68.74	1,080	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	56.67	739	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	40.86	482	11

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	920	56.56/cwt	55.00–58.00	520	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	56.68/cwt	44.00–70.00	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	43.45/cwt	37.00–50.00	525	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,537	75.68/cwt	51.00–88.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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