Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

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 $93.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −138.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$93.50

2 head · 323 lb average

Value per head Derived

$302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−49.40

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	323	93.50	302	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

93.50

—

WV average3 barns · 199 hd

142.90

−49.40

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−138.67

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	2,168	102.46	2,221	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	75.30	1,033	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	71.54	997	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	49.86	540	5thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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%Return to Feed	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,325	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	54.57/cwt	41.00–65.00	618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	71.54/cwt	71.00–72.00	997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	72.73/cwt	63.00–81.00	1,008	9
Bulls	—	—	2,168	102.46/cwt	96.00–107.00	2,221	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	730	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1

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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