Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Feeder Sale September 4, 2021; take-in September 3, 7am-5pm*

*Special Sheep and Goat Sale September 1. 2021*

*See Board sale Report for results*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$115.00

2 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.00

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	775	115.00	891	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

115.00

—

WV average4 barns · 184 hd

131.00

−16.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−117.17

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	—	Average	1,575	75.00	1,181	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,446	61.40	888	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	56.33	894	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,290	47.50	613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,225	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	61.49/cwt	61.00–62.00	1,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	61.40/cwt	56.00–67.00	888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	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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