Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.92 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$94.25

4 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.29

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	450	109.50	493	2thin
Medium 1-2	365	80.00	292	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	770	78.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale4 hd

94.25

—

WV average3 barns · 225 hd

121.54

−27.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.92

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	1,796	70.74	1,270	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	52.61	667	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	31.71	355	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	115.50	1,627	12

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
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	25.12/cwt	20.50–30.00	273	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	115.50/cwt	115.25–115.75	1,627	12
Bulls	—	—	1,796	70.74/cwt	56.00–82.00	1,270	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	962	69.41/cwt	61.00–79.00	668	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	51.19/cwt	36.00–68.00	661	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	36.25/cwt	26.00–46.00	403	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	17.86/cwt	10.00–25.00	212	2

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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