Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.01 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$95.16

12 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$61.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.84

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	352	111.62	393	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	455	79.00	359	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	535	60.00	321	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	850	50.00	425	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.62/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale12 hd

95.16

—

WV average7 barns · 1,141 hd

126.00

−30.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.01

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	1,653	77.08	1,274	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	54.00	986	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	48.89	664	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	42.09	473	25

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,849	80.72/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,493	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	32.18/cwt	29.00–38.00	356	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	45.42/cwt	40.00–49.00	609	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	55.27/cwt	52.00–62.00	595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	939	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	54.29/cwt	51.00–60.00	737	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	44.59/cwt	40.00–51.00	517	12
Bulls	—	—	1,070	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	131.38/cwt	125.00–137.50	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	113.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	359	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	345	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	334	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	504	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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