Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −125.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$106.50

8 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	378	125.00	472	2thin
Small and Medium 2	280	107.00	300	1thin
Medium and Large 2	433	101.00	438	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	458	96.00	439	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $33 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 sale8 hd

106.50

—

WV average3 barns · 12 hd

107.04

−0.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−125.67

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	2,340	95.00	2,223	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	62.30	844	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	38.32	492	3thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	45.48/cwt	45.00–46.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	62.30/cwt	50.00–81.00	844	11
Bulls	—	—	2,340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	335	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	280	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	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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