Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Much lighter run following last week's slaughter cattle special. Demand steady for a slightly larger offering of feeders as well as slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.93/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −88.80 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$145.93

14 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	149.91	814	11thin
Medium and Large 2	424	131.33	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $258 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

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 sale14 hd

145.93

—

WV average2 barns · 34 hd

142.88

+3.05

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−88.80

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	1,745	104.64	1,826	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	59.52	903	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	51.95	699	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	41.18	440	2thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	104.64/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	41.18/cwt	32.00–48.00	440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	51.95/cwt	51.00–53.00	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	53.53/cwt	46.00–60.00	782	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,030	2

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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