Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Fat Sale Included

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $93.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −116.00 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$93.33

6 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.84

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	710	96.75	687	4thin
Medium 2	670	93.00	623	1thin
Small 2	735	80.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $99 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

93.33

—

WV average4 barns · 134 hd

139.17

−45.84

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−116.00

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	1,466	93.44	1,370	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	98.00	1,558	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	77.53	1,075	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	51.57	568	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,423	137.09	1,951	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	129.80	1,748	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,712	139.56	2,390	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	135.56	1,970	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,383	128.29	1,774	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	14,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	12,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	—	1,590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	76.71/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	51.57/cwt	31.00–63.00	568	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	129.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,423	137.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,951	19
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,941	128.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,492	4
Bulls	—	—	1,466	93.44/cwt	70.00–120.00	1,370	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,682	141.10/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,373	25
Steers	Select	—	1,383	128.29/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,774	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,682	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,368	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	135.56/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,970	12

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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