Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SEE SPECIAL FAT CATTLE SALE *

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $96.45/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −138.28 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$96.45

11 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.15

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	593	132.00	782	2thin
Medium and Large 4	310	109.00	338	1thin
Medium and Large 2	643	100.00	643	2thin
Medium and Large 3	430	83.67	360	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	710	79.00	561	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $221 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 sale11 hd

96.45

—

WV average6 barns · 140 hd

128.60

−32.15

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−138.28

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	1,673	72.20	1,208	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	59.16	792	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	42.12	473	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,673	72.20/cwt	57.00–86.00	1,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	317	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	45.49/cwt	37.00–57.00	531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	56.85/cwt	50.00–69.00	785	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,056	75.30/cwt	70.00–81.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	221	1

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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