Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Sheep & Goat Sale July 7, 2021*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.50/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −78.24 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$156.50

68 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$95.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	165.10	916	42
Medium and Large 1-2	538	145.53	784	24
Medium 1-2	500	145.00	725	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	500	70.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.10/cwt here — about $566 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 sale68 hd

156.50

—

WV average5 barns · 97 hd

150.72

+5.78

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−78.24

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	1,889	99.39	1,877	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,762	68.18	1,201	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	66.97	989	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	37.68	420	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,440	86.00	1,238	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	27.91/cwt	25.00–31.00	298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	45.21/cwt	36.00–56.00	524	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	64.86/cwt	51.00–76.00	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	123.35/cwt	110.00–137.00	842	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,759	66.81/cwt	61.00–74.00	1,175	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,663	76.46/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,272	2
Steers	Select	—	1,440	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	11
Bulls	—	—	1,848	92.09/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	129.57/cwt	115.00–131.00	632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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