Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.70/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −93.03 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$141.70

27 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$92.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.61

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	497	165.88	824	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	345	118.98	411	4thin
Large 1-2	588	107.50	632	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	410	94.00	385	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	620	73.67	457	3thin

One grade step is worth $92.21/cwt here — about $367 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 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 sale27 hd

141.70

—

WV average7 barns · 1,714 hd

161.31

−19.61

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−93.03

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	1,842	98.44	1,813	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	51.72	855	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,468	51.27	753	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	42.29	471	22

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,143	56.00/cwt	52.00–60.00	640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	24.88/cwt	20.00–30.00	257	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	101.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	38.10/cwt	33.00–43.00	421	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	51.72/cwt	47.00–56.00	855	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	54.59/cwt	53.00–61.00	812	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	47.40/cwt	44.00–51.00	684	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	46.46/cwt	44.00–50.00	554	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	127.17/cwt	119.00–130.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.49/cwt	174.00–177.00	756	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	478	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	359	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	802	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	643	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	650	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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