Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.30/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −105.87 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$126.30

5 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

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	406	128.50	522	4thin
Medium and Large 3	280	117.50	329	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $193 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

126.30

—

WV average4 barns · 100 hd

139.10

−12.80

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−105.87

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	1,826	88.88	1,623	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	65.52	965	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	62.36	1,094	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	36.63	367	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	141.60	1,982	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,233	139.00	1,714	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	143.31	2,286	19
Steers	Standard	Average	1,510	88.00	1,329	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,826	88.88/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,623	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	733	47.20/cwt	27.00–67.00	346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,268	79.04/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	64.08/cwt	52.00–73.00	966	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	62.36/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,094	2
Steers	Standard	—	1,510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,329	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	25.76/cwt	22.00–31.00	290	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	42.36/cwt	33.00–50.00	460	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,233	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	141.60/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,982	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	143.31/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,286	19

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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