Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Due to extreme dry conditions Special Graded Feeder Sale September 4, 2021; Take in September 3, 2021*

*Fat Cattle Sale Nest Wednesday August 11*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −96.53 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$138.20

5 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

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	550	139.25	766	4thin
Medium and Large 2	240	134.00	322	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $445 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 sale5 hd

138.20

—

WV average5 barns · 48 hd

143.23

−5.03

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−96.53

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	2,022	90.85	1,837	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,608	67.91	1,092	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,706	62.44	1,065	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	27.42	323	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,270	90.00	1,143	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	—	—	2,168	80.08/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	67.91/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,092	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	62.44/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,929	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	27.42/cwt	22.00–33.00	323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	557	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	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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