Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included

*Special Sheep & Goat sale June 29*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.46/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −56.18 against this barn's trailing median of $240.64.

Average price

$184.46

57 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$31.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.68

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	528	186.68	985	53
Medium and Large 2	416	155.00	645	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.68/cwt here — about $340 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

4 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $240.64 across 4 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 sale57 hd

184.46

—

WV average3 barns · 93 hd

172.78

+11.68

This barn, trailing median4 sales

240.64

−56.18

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	1,415	95.91	1,357	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,834	88.89	1,630	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	83.08	1,221	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,223	57.69	706	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,408	141.20	1,988	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	139.73	1,663	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,275	125.00	1,594	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,651	144.88	2,393	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,253	140.17	1,756	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3Thin Fleshed	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.88/cwt	137.50–142.50	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	169.68/cwt	155.00–173.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.79/cwt	136.00–145.00	687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	494	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	661	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	573	185.80/cwt	179.00–188.50	1,065	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	740	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	635	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	108.87/cwt	74.00–126.00	1,413	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,937	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,715	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	44.80/cwt	37.00–54.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	63.42/cwt	50.00–72.00	780	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,209	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,779	143.48/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,553	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	94.28/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,413	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,253	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	139.73/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,663	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	81.21/cwt	54.00–94.00	1,190	30
Heifers	Select	—	1,275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,408	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,988	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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