Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −104.37 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$127.80

5 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

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	595	130.50	776	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $86 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

127.80

—

WV average2 barns · 24 hd

138.37

−10.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−104.37

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	—	Low	1,601	76.09	1,218	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	69.00	1,239	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	65.35	867	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,163	49.27	573	6thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	73.79/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,011	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	63.51/cwt	45.00–72.00	861	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,118	75.83/cwt	68.00–81.00	848	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	54.41/cwt	38.00–60.00	661	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	83.11/cwt	67.00–100.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	701	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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