Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.97/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −111.20 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$120.97

17 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

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	330	133.00	439	1thin
Medium and Large 2	781	122.19	954	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	390	111.67	436	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $3 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 sale17 hd

120.97

—

WV average4 barns · 369 hd

129.74

−8.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−111.20

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	1,780	84.00	1,495	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	44.56	571	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	31.00	360	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	109.00	1,664	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,386	113.00	1,566	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	109.37	1,577	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,307	106.35	1,390	14

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	44.56/cwt	40.00–53.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,386	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,566	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,307	106.35/cwt	104.00–109.75	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,442	109.37/cwt	107.50–111.00	1,577	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	339	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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