Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.30/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.43 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.30

10 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

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	591	128.50	760	8thin
Medium and Large 2	725	87.50	634	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $125 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 sale10 hd

120.30

—

WV average4 barns · 135 hd

134.41

−14.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−114.43

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	2,095	80.00	1,676	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	49.18	621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	31.00	326	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	2,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	49.18/cwt	44.00–57.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	136.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	326	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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