Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.05/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −131.13 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$101.05

11 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.84

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	330	125.00	413	2thin
Medium 3	250	120.00	300	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	415	107.00	444	1thin
Medium and Large 2	750	91.83	689	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	785	90.00	707	3thin
Medium and Large 3	675	89.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale11 hd

101.05

—

WV average6 barns · 1,186 hd

141.89

−40.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−131.13

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%	Average	1,640	68.00	1,115	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,487	62.62	931	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,183	43.95	520	9thin

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 3	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	62.62/cwt	58.00–67.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	945	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	25.82/cwt	22.00–30.00	274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	45.15/cwt	39.00–53.00	570	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	943	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	490	3

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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