Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.44/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −80.90 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$128.44

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$44.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

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	489	142.30	696	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	495	118.00	584	1thin
Large 2-3	795	100.00	795	1thin
Large 1-2	550	98.00	539	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.30/cwt here — about $157 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 sale8 hd

128.44

—

WV average3 barns · 104 hd

143.93

−15.49

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−80.90

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	1,728	88.71	1,533	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	81.00	1,345	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	66.40	908	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,357	53.71	729	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	68.00	959	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 1-2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	64.25/cwt	63.00–66.00	894	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	88.71/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	57.57/cwt	56.00–59.00	765	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,345	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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