Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.75/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −100.98 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$133.75

10 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.79

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	544	151.25	822	4thin
Large 1-2	780	122.50	956	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	121.25	664	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $158 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 sale10 hd

133.75

—

WV average2 barns · 45 hd

149.54

−15.79

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−100.98

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	1,977	111.08	2,196	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,483	80.40	1,193	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,778	76.75	1,365	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	56.20	642	3thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	58.05/cwt	52.00–65.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	76.75/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,365	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	89.98/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,404	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	76.13/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,124	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,930	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	116.62/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	944	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.17/cwt	157.50–160.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	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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