Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.33 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.40

5 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.14

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	505	129.33	653	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	490	107.00	524	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $129 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 sale5 hd

120.40

—

WV average6 barns · 346 hd

138.54

−18.14

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−114.33

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	1,113	85.14	948	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	46.00	656	1thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,113	85.14/cwt	63.00–107.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	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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