Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $98.19/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −136.54 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$98.19

16 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	917	99.83	915	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	97.21	607	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about $308 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 sale16 hd

98.19

—

WV average5 barns · 328 hd

146.79

−48.60

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−136.54

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	—	Low	1,292	68.57	886	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,735	57.50	998	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,459	49.83	727	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	43.06	490	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	79.00	991	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	89.01/cwt	87.00–91.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	92.86/cwt	86.00–99.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	96.32/cwt	94.00–101.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	117.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	660	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,050	61.85/cwt	60.50–63.00	649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,074	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	52.77/cwt	50.00–56.00	784	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	43.88/cwt	40.00–47.00	529	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,255	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	991	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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