Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Low volume but ample demand for the offerings.

Fall Sheep and Goat Special Wednesday, September 1

Early Special Graded Feeder Sale Saturday, September 4

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −113.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$118.50

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.04

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	118.50	625	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

118.50

—

WV average2 barns · 258 hd

140.54

−22.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−113.67

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	—	Average	1,427	84.61	1,207	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	64.65	936	2thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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%	—	1,448	64.65/cwt	63.00–66.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,427	84.61/cwt	75.00–93.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →