Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.29/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −127.89 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$104.29

7 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.22

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	488	104.29	509	7thin

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 sale7 hd

104.29

—

WV average4 barns · 84 hd

108.50

−4.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−127.89

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	1,880	83.00	1,560	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	53.50	749	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	47.26	521	3thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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	—	—	1,880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	47.26/cwt	44.00–50.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	3

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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