Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −134.77 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$97.40

5 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.96

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	605	130.00	787	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	685	116.00	795	1thin
Large 1-2	380	91.00	346	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	950	75.00	713	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $74 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 sale5 hd

97.40

—

WV average3 barns · 120 hd

142.36

−44.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−134.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,805	80.00	1,444	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	65.99	919	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	52.64	556	19

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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	380	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	62.49/cwt	56.00–69.00	866	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	72.98/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,026	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	57.45/cwt	50.00–66.00	606	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	72.05/cwt	71.00–73.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	28.66/cwt	26.00–31.00	353	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	46.05/cwt	45.00–48.00	440	3

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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