Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.86/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −115.32 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$116.86

14 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.92

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3-4	310	120.00	372	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	504	119.20	601	5thin
Medium and Large 2	460	118.00	543	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	455	114.00	519	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale14 hd

116.86

—

WV average7 barns · 654 hd

140.78

−23.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−115.32

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	1,652	74.81	1,236	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	72.14	985	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	71.22	1,173	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	54.72	588	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,220	110.00	1,342	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	116.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	84.71/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	72.33/cwt	60.00–82.00	1,004	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	34.01/cwt	29.00–40.00	364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	71.22/cwt	64.00–82.00	1,173	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	63.85/cwt	42.00–81.00	702	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	23.08/cwt	21.00–25.00	205	2
Steers	Select	—	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	1

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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