Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −94.23 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$140.50

8 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.07

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	498	148.20	738	5thin
Medium and Large 2	459	127.67	586	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $153 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 sale8 hd

140.50

—

WV average4 barns · 76 hd

165.57

−25.07

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−94.23

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	1,898	94.00	1,784	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,775	90.00	1,598	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,496	82.35	1,232	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	58.07	645	12

Every lot, as filed

19 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 2	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,163	1
Bulls	—	—	2,245	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	62.68/cwt	51.00–72.00	726	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	77	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	85.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,322	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	80.11/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,158	6

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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