Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $87.49/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −144.68 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$87.49

10 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.93

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	554	87.49	484	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

87.49

—

WV average2 barns · 114 hd

119.42

−31.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−144.68

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	1,690	54.67	924	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	49.52	662	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	46.70	761	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	41.46	444	12

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls	—	—	1,723	61.60/cwt	56.00–67.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	84.62/cwt	70.00–99.00	256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	18.91/cwt	15.00–21.50	193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	46.70/cwt	44.00–49.50	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	1,025	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	47.23/cwt	41.00–51.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	83.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	36.97/cwt	36.00–38.00	498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	41.70/cwt	40.00–43.00	454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	59.68/cwt	56.00–63.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	53.21/cwt	52.00–57.00	711	6

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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