Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −97.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$137.00

7 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

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	567	140.83	798	6thin
Medium and Large 2	590	114.00	673	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $125 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

137.00

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

125.82

+11.18

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−97.73

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	—	High	1,729	86.59	1,497	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	57.92	785	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,121	38.81	435	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	72.00	1,156	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,533	62.08	952	2thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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 2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,605	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	92	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	82.69/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,400	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,533	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	57.92/cwt	46.00–63.00	785	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	48.41/cwt	44.00–54.00	575	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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