Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.53/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.64 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$101.53

15 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$45.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.48

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	571	109.80	627	10thin
Medium and Large 2	640	91.00	582	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	392	90.00	353	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	89.00	485	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	620	64.00	397	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.80/cwt here — about $230 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

101.53

—

WV average5 barns · 134 hd

135.01

−33.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−130.64

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	1,715	95.50	1,638	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	60.96	924	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,759	60.41	1,063	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	40.41	388	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	392	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	105.99/cwt	90.00–121.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	620	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	618	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	27.95/cwt	26.00–30.00	229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	60.96/cwt	49.00–68.00	924	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	113.86/cwt	100.00–127.00	643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,759	60.41/cwt	54.00–64.00	1,063	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.87/cwt	51.00–54.00	581	2

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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