Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See Board Sale results under South Branch Board Sale

Fat Cattle Sale next week February 3, 2020

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $112.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −122.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$112.00

4 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	380	133.00	505	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	403	91.00	367	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $139 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 sale4 hd

112.00

—

WV average3 barns · 42 hd

128.88

−16.88

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−122.73

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	2,072	61.89	1,282	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	46.17	574	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	27.80	320	7thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	45.05/cwt	38.00–58.00	576	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	27.33/cwt	25.00–30.00	344	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	91	1
Bulls	—	—	2,072	61.89/cwt	51.00–80.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,142	61.71/cwt	53.00–76.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	35.92/cwt	34.00–39.00	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	25.28/cwt	15.00–30.00	300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1

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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