Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −60.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$148.50

6 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.38

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	430	148.50	639	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

148.50

—

WV average4 barns · 72 hd

139.12

+9.38

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−60.83

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	—	Average	1,673	101.05	1,691	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	64.79	711	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	57.00	721	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	43.00	456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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%	—	1,227	50.67/cwt	49.00–53.00	622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	64.79/cwt	57.00–70.00	711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	560	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	101.05/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	132.93/cwt	128.00–142.50	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	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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