Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.13/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −118.04 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$114.13

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.15

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	553	134.36	743	11thin
Medium 3	478	115.00	550	3thin
Medium and Large 2	686	96.50	662	5thin
Medium and Large 3	579	96.50	558	4thin
Medium and Large 4	345	93.00	321	2thin
Medium 2	465	90.00	419	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $324 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 sale26 hd

114.13

—

WV average4 barns · 74 hd

131.28

−17.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−118.04

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	1,723	100.01	1,723	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	85.30	1,176	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	54.48	612	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	91.39/cwt	81.00–102.00	1,352	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	62.31/cwt	46.00–72.00	710	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	81.24/cwt	65.00–96.00	1,066	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	110.02/cwt	90.00–121.00	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	575	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	478	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	539	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	351	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	399	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	763	85.27/cwt	80.00–88.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,138	1
Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	565	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	146.50/cwt	131.00–162.00	1,011	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	345	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,039	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	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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