Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −115.80 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$116.38

4 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$272

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.96

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	250	117.75	294	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	493	115.00	566	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about −$272 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 sale4 hd

116.38

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

138.33

−21.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−115.80

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	2,075	105.00	2,179	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	75.00	1,275	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	69.02	968	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	42.67	497	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	141.05	1,963	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	129.70	1,661	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,277	117.00	1,494	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	141.72	2,201	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	139.00	2,022	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,376	137.25	1,889	6thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,157	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	47.27/cwt	24.00–65.00	567	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	347	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	67.47/cwt	60.00–71.00	955	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,392	141.05/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,963	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	140.86/cwt	138.25–143.00	2,144	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,281	129.70/cwt	121.00–137.75	1,661	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,277	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,494	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	258	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,376	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,889	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,628	143.75/cwt	143.00–144.50	2,340	8

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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