Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.43/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −129.30 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$105.43

21 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$62.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.13

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	135.00	756	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	123.25	672	12thin
Medium 1-2	578	77.78	449	4thin
Medium and Large 2	666	72.25	481	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.75/cwt here — about $275 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 sale21 hd

105.43

—

WV average3 barns · 155 hd

129.57

−24.13

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−129.30

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	1,935	74.38	1,439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	48.02	737	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	43.67	606	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	39.33	446	28

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	27.89/cwt	21.00–34.00	323	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	69.89/cwt	68.00–72.00	712	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	49.87/cwt	48.00–52.00	685	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	470	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	341	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	115.77/cwt	110.00–122.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	107.51/cwt	101.00–115.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	40.15/cwt	35.00–61.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	41.35/cwt	31.00–46.00	576	16
Bulls	—	—	1,935	74.38/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	48.02/cwt	46.00–50.00	737	2

How this sale compares

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