Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Results included; First feeder sale of 2022 April 2 & take-in April 1

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.86/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.47 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$107.86

21 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

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	570	127.50	727	10thin
Medium and Large 2	675	103.00	696	4thin
Medium and Large 4	785	86.34	678	3thin
Medium and Large 3	845	81.67	690	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	755	74.00	559	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $168 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 sale21 hd

107.86

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

118.26

−10.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−101.47

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	82.00	1,390	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,550	74.26	1,151	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,274	29.41	375	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,624	146.40	2,377	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	143.86	2,189	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,376	121.15	1,667	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,368	83.11	1,137	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	778	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	680	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	755	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	74.26/cwt	64.00–80.00	1,151	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,645	146.95/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,417	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,417	37.55/cwt	25.00–55.00	532	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	42	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,614	145.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,346	23
Steers	Select	—	1,376	121.15/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,667	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,781	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,493	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	144.34/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,149	8
Steers	Standard	—	1,368	83.11/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,137	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,726	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,632	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,317	6

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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