Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −108.33 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$126.40

5 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.58

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	458	135.00	618	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	425	92.00	391	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $227 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 sale5 hd

126.40

—

WV average5 barns · 169 hd

140.98

−14.58

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−108.33

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	1,595	74.79	1,193	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	57.00	1,026	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,434	52.87	758	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	39.85	472	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,283	110.41	1,417	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,283	110.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	45.97/cwt	41.00–53.00	571	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	28.16/cwt	22.00–39.00	311	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	654	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	51.90/cwt	42.00–59.00	748	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	76.99/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,349	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	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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