Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $85.22/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −146.95 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$85.22

9 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.16

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	92.00	677	5thin
Medium and Large 2	554	76.75	425	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $252 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 sale9 hd

85.22

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

129.38

−44.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−146.95

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	1,805	72.18	1,303	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,920	56.00	1,075	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	52.59	738	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	35.72	388	5thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,920	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	52.59/cwt	42.00–65.00	738	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	35.72/cwt	20.00–46.00	388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	72.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	105.05/cwt	95.00–110.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	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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