Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.58/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.75 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$89.58

7 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.17

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	663	97.22	645	5thin
Medium and Large 2	723	70.50	509	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.72/cwt here — about $135 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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

89.58

—

WV average3 barns · 53 hd

111.76

−22.17

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−119.75

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	1,913	60.00	1,148	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	43.66	638	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	27.04	292	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	270	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	43.66/cwt	30.00–50.00	638	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	96.36/cwt	91.00–99.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	35.83/cwt	30.00–40.00	426	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	9.46/cwt	5.00–16.50	81	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,148	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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