Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Sales first 4 Saturdays in April

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $106.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −128.23 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$106.50

4 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.73

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	473	109.67	519	3thin
Medium and Large 2	475	97.00	461	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $58 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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 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 sale4 hd

106.50

—

WV average3 barns · 136 hd

164.23

−57.73

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−128.23

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	1,495	54.00	807	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	72.35	1,022	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,148	37.26	428	8thin

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	195	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	117	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	245	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	69.09/cwt	60.00–81.00	1,011	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	44.20/cwt	39.00–51.00	533	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	27.02/cwt	25.00–29.00	303	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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