Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.14/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −102.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$132.14

7 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

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	573	137.40	787	5thin
Large 1-2	585	119.00	696	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $91 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 sale7 hd

132.14

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

136.73

−4.59

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−102.59

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	1,682	87.39	1,470	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,744	73.07	1,274	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	68.97	1,035	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	66.85	692	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	94.00	959	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	455	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	468	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,185	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,718	76.60/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,316	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	549	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	93.08/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	74.91/cwt	72.00–81.00	796	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,183	73.40/cwt	70.00–77.00	868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	64.31/cwt	59.00–67.00	986	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,462	72.08/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,054	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	995	85.59/cwt	81.00–89.00	852	3

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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