Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.65/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.52 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$94.65

8 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.48

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	470	108.60	510	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	95.00	516	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	712	85.00	605	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale8 hd

94.65

—

WV average4 barns · 308 hd

123.13

−28.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.52

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	1,882	98.89	1,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,411	48.55	685	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	48.17	785	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,131	38.34	434	8thin

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	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	712	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	108.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	48.55/cwt	40.00–62.00	685	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	48.17/cwt	44.00–51.00	785	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	40.67/cwt	34.00–48.00	472	7
Bulls	—	—	1,882	98.89/cwt	89.00–112.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	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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