Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −109.30 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$125.43

7 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$355

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	350	139.00	487	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	320	129.00	413	1thin
Medium 2	430	129.00	555	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	700	120.25	842	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about −$355 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 sale7 hd

125.43

—

WV average2 barns · 27 hd

129.93

−4.50

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−109.30

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	1,674	65.29	1,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	46.96	668	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	44.29	725	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	29.78	327	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,307	105.07	1,374	46
Heifers	Select	Average	1,340	82.00	1,099	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	108.00	1,570	1thin

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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	105.05/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,371	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,099	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,454	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,070	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	19.34/cwt	15.00–25.50	195	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	40.22/cwt	21.50–52.00	477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	44.29/cwt	41.00–48.00	725	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,359	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	65.29/cwt	44.00–76.00	1,093	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	46.60/cwt	34.00–60.00	655	36

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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