Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch board sale results

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.48/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −113.69 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$118.48

21 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.31

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	496	118.48	588	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

118.48

—

WV average6 barns · 726 hd

129.79

−11.31

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−113.69

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	2,069	76.91	1,591	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	53.87	691	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	53.79	882	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	34.50	408	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	220	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	131.95/cwt	124.00–140.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	53.87/cwt	44.00–70.00	691	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	3
Bulls	—	—	2,069	76.91/cwt	64.00–86.00	1,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	208	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	53.79/cwt	43.00–60.00	882	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	273	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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