Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −120.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$111.50

6 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.50

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	505	121.00	611	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	315	108.00	340	2thin
Medium and Large 3	380	90.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $269 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 sale6 hd

111.50

—

WV average5 barns · 456 hd

131.00

−19.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−120.67

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	1,840	83.86	1,543	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	57.33	768	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	35.42	400	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	125.50	1,609	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	121.85	1,806	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,114	121.00	1,348	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,560	125.91	1,964	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	122.41	1,881	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	115.00	1,518	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1-2	—	450	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,560	125.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,964	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,762	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,771	2
Steers	Select	—	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	29.22/cwt	28.00–30.50	327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	170	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,546	122.78/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,898	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,451	121.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,766	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,114	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,609	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	57.33/cwt	50.00–61.00	768	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	40.73/cwt	26.00–50.00	466	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	83.86/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,543	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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