Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −127.37 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$104.80

5 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.56

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	458	118.67	544	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	493	84.00	414	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $130 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 sale5 hd

104.80

—

WV average8 barns · 1,327 hd

128.36

−23.56

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−127.37

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	—	Low	1,598	66.24	1,059	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	54.55	710	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	50.00	733	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	27.54	295	6thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	77.36/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	13.96/cwt	13.00–15.00	121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	32.77/cwt	28.00–37.00	371	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	55.60/cwt	50.00–74.00	741	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	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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