Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $68.63/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −163.55 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$68.63

8 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$3.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.63

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	640	69.00	442	7thin
Medium and Large 2	940	66.00	620	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.00/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale8 hd

68.63

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

118.26

−49.63

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−163.55

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	1,609	74.83	1,204	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	54.51	660	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	28.00	315	3thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	54.51/cwt	45.00–66.00	660	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	283	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,996	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	405	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	279	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	575	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	668	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	428	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	95.74/cwt	89.00–101.50	1,726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	395	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	940	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	620	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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