Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $101.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −107.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$101.50

8 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$75.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.20

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	614	125.50	770	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	94.00	479	1thin
Small and Medium 2	740	86.00	636	1thin
Small 1-2	770	80.00	616	1thin
Medium and Large 4	595	50.00	298	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.50/cwt here — about $473 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale8 hd

101.50

—

WV average5 barns · 113 hd

133.70

−32.20

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−107.83

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	1,585	95.50	1,514	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	79.99	1,207	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	78.96	1,068	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,270	66.50	845	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	120.82	2,000	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,518	104.74	1,590	2thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,405	80.00	1,124	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	146.32	2,230	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	145.49	2,060	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	152.45	2,283	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	145.74	1,921	12

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)	960	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	153.34/cwt	151.50–161.00	2,417	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,000	3
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,307	149.31/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,213	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,082	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	960	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	445	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	303	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	595	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	298	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	503	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,847	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,586	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,416	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,203	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,518	104.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,590	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,359	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,079	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,504	151.56/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,279	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	78.41/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,050	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,571	146.11/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,295	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	148.41/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,069	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,212	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,721	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	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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