Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.12/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −106.05 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$126.12

21 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$27.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

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	475	128.77	612	19thin
Medium and Large 2	530	100.88	535	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.89/cwt here — about $77 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 sale21 hd

126.12

—

WV average4 barns · 160 hd

126.33

−0.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−106.05

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	1,702	70.06	1,192	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	62.61	880	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,788	59.73	1,068	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,229	34.41	423	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	118.50	1,546	2thin

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	—	—	1,702	70.06/cwt	54.00–90.00	1,192	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,567	71.12/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	60.65/cwt	54.00–66.00	830	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	59.73/cwt	55.00–65.50	1,068	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	29.45/cwt	27.50–31.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.53/cwt	140.00–160.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.88/cwt	87.00–114.00	535	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	849	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	45.57/cwt	45.00–46.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.38/cwt	116.00–130.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.72/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	10

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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