Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$95.00

5 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.34

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	470	98.67	464	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	415	91.00	378	1thin
Medium and Large 2	460	88.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $59 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 sale5 hd

95.00

—

WV average3 barns · 55 hd

120.34

−25.34

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.17

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	1,703	83.63	1,424	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	59.01	980	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	57.65	764	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	33.91	350	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,207	110.00	1,328	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	105.00	1,297	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,635	109.19	1,785	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,430	109.00	1,559	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	107.68	1,613	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,363	106.00	1,445	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	1,070	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,660	59.01/cwt	56.00–62.50	980	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,478	58.04/cwt	50.00–63.00	858	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,207	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	385	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,498	107.68/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,613	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,363	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,445	2
Steers	Select	—	1,430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,559	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,635	109.19/cwt	108.00–109.50	1,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	56.60/cwt	46.00–64.00	718	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	45.86/cwt	37.50–52.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	90	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	83.63/cwt	56.00–107.00	1,424	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	475	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	585	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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