Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.61/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −129.56 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$102.61

23 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.70

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	581	107.56	625	18thin
Medium and Large 2	522	94.67	494	3thin
Medium and Large 3	623	70.00	436	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

102.61

—

WV average2 barns · 187 hd

122.31

−19.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−129.56

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	1,180	11.00	130	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	59.21	725	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	49.67	476	3thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 2	—	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	449	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	623	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	759	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	137.00/cwt	133.00–141.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,105	67.07/cwt	66.00–68.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	55.28/cwt	54.00–59.00	710	4
Bulls	—	—	1,180	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	130	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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