Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Sale included*

First Spring feeder sale April 3rd. Take in April 2nd

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.88/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −85.46 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$123.88

8 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	385	134.00	516	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	400	130.17	521	6thin
Large 2	785	76.00	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale8 hd

123.88

—

WV average4 barns · 92 hd

125.90

−2.02

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−85.46

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	2,005	78.51	1,574	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	54.42	773	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	35.20	367	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	112.05	1,547	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	117.72	1,826	41
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	113.70	1,684	20

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	113.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,672	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	312	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	785	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,187	71.26/cwt	64.00–84.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,381	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,547	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	830	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	22.05/cwt	20.00–24.00	184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	321	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,889	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,544	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,821	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	53.65/cwt	46.00–60.00	775	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,690	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	103	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	78.51/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	43.37/cwt	39.50–46.00	522	4

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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