Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report; Last Sale of 2020 is next week December 16; No sale December 23 & 30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.38/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.80 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$94.38

16 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

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	597	102.33	611	6thin
Medium and Large 2	749	93.67	702	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	770	83.50	643	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale16 hd

94.38

—

WV average4 barns · 126 hd

108.84

−14.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.80

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	1,589	62.06	986	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	45.50	787	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	42.88	602	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	27.39	333	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	105.50	1,340	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	104.85	1,537	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	103.54	1,446	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	96.71	1,270	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	96.71/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,589	62.06/cwt	54.00–71.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,233	54.06/cwt	50.00–58.00	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	40.40/cwt	29.00–53.00	583	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	104.85/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,537	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	21.29/cwt	15.00–25.00	248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	116.92/cwt	102.00–124.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	118.18/cwt	111.00–122.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	31.45/cwt	20.00–37.00	392	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,397	103.54/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,446	16

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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