Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $101.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −107.48 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$101.86

7 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.63

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	425	108.00	459	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	498	105.00	523	5thin
Medium and Large 2	615	80.00	492	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$33 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale7 hd

101.86

—

WV average5 barns · 257 hd

115.49

−13.63

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−107.48

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	1,393	65.31	910	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	45.73	638	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	42.25	676	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	31.28	365	23

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	46.09/cwt	39.00–55.00	644	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	10.07/cwt	9.00–11.00	116	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	21.12/cwt	15.00–25.00	226	5
Bulls	—	—	1,393	65.31/cwt	50.00–86.00	910	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	37.11/cwt	26.00–47.00	445	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	42.25/cwt	38.00–47.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,360	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	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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