Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale included 25 head of slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −84.19 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$150.54

13 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.12

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	150.54	875	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale13 hd

150.54

—

WV average4 barns · 70 hd

133.42

+17.12

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−84.19

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	1,630	81.50	1,328	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	67.15	1,107	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,524	66.68	1,016	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,109	57.34	636	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,301	120.01	1,561	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,111	107.46	1,194	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	122.64	1,902	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,302	113.83	1,482	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	70.00	770	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	896	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	990	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,301	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,561	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,551	122.64/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,902	17
Heifers	Choice	—	1,111	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,194	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,302	113.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,482	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	63.52/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,068	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	—	1,660	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	62.42/cwt	57.00–67.00	688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	885	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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