Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.92/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −106.25 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$125.92

13 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$43.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.77

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	566	138.13	782	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	645	116.00	748	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	113.00	622	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	558	95.00	530	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.13/cwt here — about $253 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 sale13 hd

125.92

—

WV average3 barns · 60 hd

142.70

−16.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−106.25

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	80.98	1,085	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	58.31	641	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	140.93	1,824	6thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2-3	—	760	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	517	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	984	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	64.96/cwt	64.00–66.00	723	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,294	140.93/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,824	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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