Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −124.92 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$107.25

4 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

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	305	136.00	415	1thin
Medium and Large 2	675	101.00	682	2thin
Medium and Large 3	580	91.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale4 hd

107.25

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

117.10

−9.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−124.92

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	63.34	797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	50.20	499	10

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	56.92/cwt	51.00–62.00	612	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	21.24/cwt	20.00–23.00	199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	808	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	60.89/cwt	49.00–73.00	779	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,145	76.81/cwt	70.00–83.00	879	2

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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