Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $103.69/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −131.04 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$103.69

16 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.48

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	700	111.83	782	6thin
Medium and Large 2	745	99.15	739	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	695	98.00	681	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $101 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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 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 sale16 hd

103.69

—

WV average6 barns · 320 hd

147.17

−43.48

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−131.04

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	—	Low	1,824	81.05	1,479	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	67.29	933	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	57.00	898	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	41.71	463	9thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	51.38/cwt	41.00–59.00	609	6
Bulls	—	—	2,038	104.17/cwt	96.00–111.00	2,123	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	71.46/cwt	60.00–84.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	59.73/cwt	52.00–70.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	102.04/cwt	94.00–110.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	91.50/cwt	83.00–100.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	19,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,439	75.61/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,088	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	18.56/cwt	10.00–30.00	184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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