Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FAT CATTLE SPECIAL NEXT WEEK JULY 22, 2020

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $98.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −111.33 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$98.00

4 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.34

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	365	105.33	384	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	76.00	407	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale4 hd

98.00

—

WV average2 barns · 60 hd

114.34

−16.34

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−111.33

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	1,485	76.00	1,129	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	62.88	716	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	755	44.00	332	1thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	62.88/cwt	57.00–70.00	716	8
Bulls	—	—	1,485	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	297	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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