Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.23/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.95 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$89.23

18 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$39.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.30

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	514	100.34	516	9thin
Large 1-2	523	100.00	523	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	666	68.40	456	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	810	61.00	494	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.34/cwt here — about $22 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 sale18 hd

89.23

—

WV average6 barns · 839 hd

124.52

−35.30

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−142.95

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	1,582	74.40	1,177	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	59.30	1,013	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	55.68	771	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	45.37	495	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	89.00	1,335	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	998	33.26/cwt	30.00–39.00	332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	58.34/cwt	54.00–66.00	645	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	56.33/cwt	54.00–60.00	801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	50.06/cwt	48.00–52.00	647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	80.60/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	46.16/cwt	40.00–52.00	527	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	59.30/cwt	56.00–62.00	1,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,440	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	529	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	96.81/cwt	96.00–98.00	509	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	452	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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