Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.50/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$112.50

9 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$53.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

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	590	126.25	745	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	435	109.00	474	1thin
Medium and Large 2	830	73.00	606	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.25/cwt here — about $139 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 sale9 hd

112.50

—

WV average4 barns · 27 hd

106.46

+6.04

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−96.83

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	1,800	77.32	1,392	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	61.63	853	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	56.00	958	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	49.94	604	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	141.83	2,071	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	140.46	1,823	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	136.00	1,584	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	142.39	2,012	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	141.80	2,124	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,315	135.00	1,775	1thin

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	Medium and Large 2Full	—	955	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	557	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	113.96/cwt	109.00–119.00	718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,819	82.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,506	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	957	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	52.13/cwt	40.00–60.00	644	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,298	140.46/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,823	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,471	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,081	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,165	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,584	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,413	142.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,012	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	141.07/cwt	139.50–146.00	2,017	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,075	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	61.31/cwt	44.00–73.00	849	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	818	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,686	143.79/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,424	4
Steers	Select	—	1,315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	421	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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