Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −106.55 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$102.79

7 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$47.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.24

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	109.58	386	6thin
Large 1-2	695	62.00	431	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.58/cwt here — about −$45 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale7 hd

102.79

—

WV average3 barns · 130 hd

120.03

−17.24

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−106.55

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	1,822	71.82	1,309	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	49.95	694	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	39.39	457	18

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Large 1-2	—	695	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	419	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	308	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	442	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	97.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,610	1
Bulls	—	—	2,092	77.44/cwt	70.50–87.00	1,620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	63.40/cwt	62.00–65.00	899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	50.14/cwt	44.00–55.00	703	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	56.32/cwt	56.00–57.00	722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	44.94/cwt	40.00–49.00	487	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	36.31/cwt	31.00–39.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	28.84/cwt	26.00–30.00	359	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	38.91/cwt	38.00–40.00	561	2

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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