Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Board Sale Next Wednesday

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.60/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −105.57 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$126.60

15 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$700

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$11.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.52

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	351	127.86	448	7thin
Medium and Large 3	320	127.00	406	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	126.83	749	6thin
Small 2	990	116.00	1,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about −$700 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 sale15 hd

126.60

—

WV average3 barns · 125 hd

144.12

−17.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−105.57

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	—	High	1,588	93.93	1,492	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	67.56	1,040	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	67.07	856	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	60.94	707	20

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	796	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,040	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	883	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	839	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	160.72/cwt	156.00–163.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	709	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,135	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	83.40/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,172	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	1,360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,088	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	—	1,075	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.27/cwt	55.00–79.00	854	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	67.56/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,040	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	68.32/cwt	65.00–72.00	933	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	59.15/cwt	44.00–68.00	669	15

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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