Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.78/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −119.40 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$112.78

18 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$355

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.55

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	300	115.00	345	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	114.31	688	13thin
Medium and Large 2	680	107.00	728	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	700	100.00	700	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$355 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

112.78

—

WV average2 barns · 132 hd

125.32

−12.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−119.40

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	1,680	55.00	924	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	56.00	913	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	52.11	683	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	34.69	416	16

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	230	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	262	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	120.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	28.06/cwt	25.00–30.00	337	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	37.71/cwt	24.00–46.00	451	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	63.34/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	47.54/cwt	38.00–57.00	599	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,123	74.23/cwt	68.00–80.00	834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	924	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	—	325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	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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