Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.07/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −117.67 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$117.07

15 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$510

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 4

$62.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.07

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	664	141.00	936	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	139.00	723	2thin
Large 3-4	635	96.00	610	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	808	80.00	646	2thin
Large 4	543	78.33	426	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.67/cwt here — about $510 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 sale15 hd

117.07

—

WV average4 barns · 89 hd

136.13

−19.07

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−117.67

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	—	Low	1,598	66.00	1,054	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	74.00	1,132	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	66.10	898	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	44.24	506	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	124.88	1,676	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	128.99	1,821	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	128.50	1,721	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	114.00	1,456	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,515	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	773	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,456	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,282	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,628	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	16.80/cwt	10.00–21.00	154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	480	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	830	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	689	1
Steers	Large 4	—	575	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	408	1
Steers	Large 3-4	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	141.00/cwt	136.00–146.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	47.48/cwt	46.00–49.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	595	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	524	1
Steers	Large 4	—	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Steers	Large 4	—	455	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	373	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,342	124.88/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	127.50/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,231	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,412	128.99/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,821	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	66.59/cwt	55.00–74.00	905	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	55.21/cwt	51.00–64.00	682	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,816	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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