Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −137.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$94.50

4 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.01

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	767	104.00	798	3thin
Medium and Large 4	485	66.00	320	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $478 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 sale4 hd

94.50

—

WV average4 barns · 243 hd

142.51

−48.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−137.67

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	1,740	103.97	1,809	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	77.54	978	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,345	59.09	795	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,208	103.61	1,252	2thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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 2Fleshy	—	835	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	750	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	767	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	77.54/cwt	75.00–80.00	978	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	78.13/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	281	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,208	103.61/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,252	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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