Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Sheep & Goat Sale next Wednesday June 29*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.36/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −118.82 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$113.36

14 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	446	121.50	542	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	498	121.00	603	3thin
Medium and Large 2	580	111.00	644	3thin
Medium and Large 3	648	81.00	524	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.50/cwt here — about $17 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 sale14 hd

113.36

—

WV average4 barns · 86 hd

139.24

−25.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−118.82

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	—	High	1,790	100.00	1,790	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,509	75.11	1,133	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	69.82	834	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	152.50	2,144	6thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	854	1
Steers	Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	725	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	423	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	594	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	590	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	775	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	66.46/cwt	54.00–75.00	800	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	75.11/cwt	64.00–84.00	1,133	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,406	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,144	6

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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