Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.30/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −109.87 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$122.30

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$2.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	564	122.56	691	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	355	120.00	426	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.56/cwt here — about $265 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 sale10 hd

122.30

—

WV average1 barns · 10 hd

122.30

+0.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−109.87

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	1,772	73.11	1,296	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,482	61.30	908	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,182	41.75	493	17

Every lot, as filed

13 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	14.87/cwt	14.00–16.00	157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	33.64/cwt	23.00–37.50	399	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	49.58/cwt	40.00–56.50	597	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	60.57/cwt	54.50–66.00	893	12
Bulls	—	—	1,772	73.11/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	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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