Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Sale October 17. Receive Cattle on October 16. Call yards for more info.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $101.88/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −132.86 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$101.88

8 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$41.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.30

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	113.40	573	5thin
Medium and Large 2	505	100.00	505	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	490	76.00	372	1thin
Medium and Large 3	630	72.00	454	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.40/cwt here — about $119 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 sale8 hd

101.88

—

WV average5 barns · 1,618 hd

145.17

−43.30

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−132.86

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	2,015	79.00	1,592	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	46.52	619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	28.53	330	9thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	46.52/cwt	40.00–62.00	619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	15.68/cwt	5.00–26.00	160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	32.20/cwt	27.00–35.00	385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	490	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	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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