Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.87/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −85.86 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$148.87

44 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	558	159.00	887	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	607	148.55	902	31
Medium and Large 2	685	129.41	886	3thin
Medium and Large 3	680	126.00	857	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $30 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 sale44 hd

148.87

—

WV average4 barns · 206 hd

142.00

+6.87

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−85.86

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	1,793	85.63	1,535	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	51.84	709	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	51.31	854	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	32.31	378	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	131.55/cwt	123.00–140.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	143.58/cwt	142.00–146.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,015	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	129.41/cwt	110.00–139.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	85.63/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,535	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	51.84/cwt	44.00–60.00	709	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	51.31/cwt	50.00–53.00	854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	27.96/cwt	22.00–34.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	682	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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