Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $88.50/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −143.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$88.50

14 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.93

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	464	108.50	503	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	79.33	426	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	76.00	437	2thin
Small and Medium 3	415	66.00	274	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $229 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

88.50

—

WV average4 barns · 88 hd

113.43

−24.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−143.67

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	—	High	1,723	89.53	1,542	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	63.25	851	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	59.39	896	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	897	29.79	267	4thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	115.65/cwt	99.00–120.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	748	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	381	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.94/cwt	51.00–104.50	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	61.98/cwt	49.00–75.00	841	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	59.39/cwt	51.00–67.00	896	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	11.47/cwt	10.00–13.50	88	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.12/cwt	45.00–51.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	415	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	274	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	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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