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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $84.58/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −147.60 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$84.58

12 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$55.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.08

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	500	98.44	492	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	42.97	223	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $268 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 sale12 hd

84.58

—

WV average4 barns · 420 hd

114.66

−30.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−147.60

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	1,456	48.28	703	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	47.70	686	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	45.77	426	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	39.77	564	6thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	42.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	40.92/cwt	38.00–47.00	577	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	47.70/cwt	44.00–50.00	686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	40.61/cwt	39.00–44.00	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,424	52.93/cwt	40.00–58.00	754	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	182	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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