Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$131.00

3 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	447	131.00	585	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

131.00

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

134.68

−3.68

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−101.17

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	1,665	109.26	1,819	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	72.50	848	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,161	47.92	557	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,925	73.00	1,405	1thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	Choice	—	1,925	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	825	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	83.00/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,067	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	33.25/cwt	25.00–38.00	380	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	46.95/cwt	41.00–55.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	65.34/cwt	61.00–69.00	779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	118.69/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,903	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	105.07/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,778	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	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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