Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.59/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.74 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$115.59

5 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.59

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	582	115.59	673	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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

115.59

—

WV average6 barns · 269 hd

123.18

−7.59

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−93.74

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	1,490	70.46	1,050	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	55.00	979	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	50.11	689	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	41.12	536	7thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	41.12/cwt	35.00–51.00	536	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	50.11/cwt	47.00–53.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	70.46/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.05/cwt	107.00–119.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	115.59/cwt	100.00–126.00	673	5

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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