Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.83/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −113.90 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.83

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.54

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	445	155.00	690	1thin
Medium and Large 2	625	120.00	750	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	555	87.50	486	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $204 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 sale3 hd

120.83

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

177.37

−56.54

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−113.90

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	1,913	104.33	1,996	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	99.10	1,283	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	97.03	1,682	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	40.33	464	3thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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%	—	1,085	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	115	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	97.03/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	99.10/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,283	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	555	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	675	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	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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