Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch Board sale for results

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.22/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −79.11 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$130.22

20 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$70.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	139.88	672	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	130.80	738	6thin
Large 4	610	72.00	439	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	700	69.00	483	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.88/cwt here — about $189 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 sale20 hd

130.22

—

WV average7 barns · 244 hd

122.53

+7.69

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−79.11

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	1,159	72.24	837	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,265	53.70	679	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	28.55	298	8thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,159	72.24/cwt	56.00–86.00	837	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	25	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	57.68/cwt	40.00–64.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.31/cwt	132.00–151.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	435	80.11/cwt	70.00–90.00	348	2
Steers	Small 2	—	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	700	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	483	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	21,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.43/cwt	134.00–141.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	121.98/cwt	116.00–128.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	33.21/cwt	30.00–35.00	371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	25.76/cwt	16.00–33.00	257	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	690	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	476	1
Bulls	Large 4	—	610	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	439	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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