Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −107.11 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$125.06

73 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

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	724	125.06	905	73

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 sale73 hd

125.06

—

WV average1 barns · 73 hd

125.06

+0.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−107.11

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	1,737	94.95	1,649	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	59.82	792	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	58.33	946	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	55.00	666	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	58.33/cwt	55.00–64.00	946	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	59.82/cwt	50.00–75.00	792	33
Bulls	—	—	1,737	94.95/cwt	71.00–104.00	1,649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	934	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	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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