Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Sheep and Goat Sale; Strong demand for Goats and Moderate to high demand for sheep.

*Next Sheep and Goat Sale September 1, 2020*

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $85.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −123.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$85.50

4 head · 888 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$3.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

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	925	88.00	814	1thin
Medium and Large 2	875	84.67	741	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.33/cwt here — about $73 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale4 hd

85.50

—

WV average2 barns · 8 hd

89.43

−3.93

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−123.83

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	1,723	89.73	1,546	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	65.36	869	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	45.25	467	8thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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	—	—	1,723	89.73/cwt	81.00–103.00	1,546	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	54.87/cwt	50.00–58.00	595	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	65.36/cwt	49.00–75.00	869	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	16.37/cwt	10.00–23.00	144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	492	1

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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