Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Fat Cattle Sale included

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.44/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.74 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$130.44

7 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

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	502	143.00	718	3thin
Large 1-2	478	136.03	650	2thin
Medium and Large 2	613	106.00	649	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $69 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 sale7 hd

130.44

—

WV average4 barns · 364 hd

142.20

−11.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−101.74

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	1,675	109.73	1,838	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,783	72.89	1,300	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	72.22	1,026	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	60.41	669	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	131.87	1,923	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	129.66	1,746	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	121.00	1,343	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	121.00	1,452	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	135.89	2,106	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,579	133.00	2,100	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	131.22	2,029	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,291	121.00	1,562	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	959	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	665	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	109.73/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,838	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	71.80/cwt	63.00–82.00	1,019	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,091	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	60.50/cwt	40.00–73.00	685	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	396	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,527	131.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,015	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,579	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,100	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,499	137.70/cwt	136.50–138.50	2,064	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	129.83/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,770	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,633	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,156	2
Steers	Select	—	1,291	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,562	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,720	133.52/cwt	131.00–137.50	2,297	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,843	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	132.07/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,908	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	72.89/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,300	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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