Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Please see South Branch Board special sale report*

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.00/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.33 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$113.00

18 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$30.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

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	651	115.64	753	10thin
Medium and Large 2	527	113.23	597	7thin
Medium and Large 3	340	85.00	289	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.64/cwt here — about $464 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 sale18 hd

113.00

—

WV average4 barns · 132 hd

128.90

−15.90

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−96.33

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	—	High	1,602	66.13	1,060	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	65.32	838	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	56.00	896	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	21.50	223	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Medium and Large 2	—	630	91.72/cwt	90.00–97.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	535	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	113.41/cwt	103.00–117.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.90/cwt	109.00–118.50	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	49.94/cwt	35.00–61.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,135	75.58/cwt	71.00–79.00	858	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	53.31/cwt	51.00–56.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	66.58/cwt	61.00–71.00	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	476	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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