Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported with demand steady. No market test.

*Graded Feeder Special this Saturday, receiving cattle Friday*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $86.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −148.05 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$86.33

6 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.86

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	119.00	643	1thin
Medium and Large 3	598	79.80	477	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.20/cwt here — about $165 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 sale6 hd

86.33

—

WV average5 barns · 604 hd

134.19

−47.86

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−148.05

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	56.00	759	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	31.28	325	5thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	33.21/cwt	30.00–37.00	366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	67.50/cwt	63.00–72.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	428	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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