Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −93.57 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$141.17

6 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.70

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	519	165.50	859	4thin
Medium and Large 2	848	92.50	784	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $75 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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 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

141.17

—

WV average5 barns · 68 hd

162.86

−21.70

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−93.57

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	—	Low	1,641	103.74	1,703	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	87.25	1,259	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	55.17	575	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,025	100.00	1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,024.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,787	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	102.64/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,251	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,642	96.62/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,587	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	20.51/cwt	20.00–21.00	196	2
Steers	Select	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	81.08/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,139	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	71.07/cwt	66.00–79.00	763	5

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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