Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale included a small run of slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −112.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$120.00

11 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

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	120.70	689	10thin
Large 1-2	435	113.00	492	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $197 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 sale11 hd

120.00

—

WV average5 barns · 115 hd

133.02

−13.02

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−112.17

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	1,775	89.50	1,589	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	65.02	1,024	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	57.52	814	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,182	46.80	553	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,324	133.46	1,767	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	133.00	1,794	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,424	135.99	1,936	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	132.94	1,862	44
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	122.50	1,605	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Select and ChoiceLight Weight	—	1,224	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,444	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,424	135.99/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,936	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,401	132.94/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,862	44
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	265	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	89.82/cwt	85.00–93.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	58.03/cwt	56.00–61.00	859	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	51.17/cwt	49.00–53.50	613	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	65.02/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,024	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,397	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	43.16/cwt	42.50–43.50	487	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,349	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	46.06/cwt	45.00–47.00	562	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,324	133.46/cwt	132.75–135.00	1,767	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	637	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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