Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −66.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$168.00

3 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.50

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	395	168.00	664	3thin

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

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

168.00

—

WV average4 barns · 189 hd

184.50

−16.50

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−66.73

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	1,855	110.10	2,042	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	89.50	1,566	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	82.17	1,144	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	65.60	849	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	151.00	2,182	2thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	77.88/cwt	66.00–88.00	1,054	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	93.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	105.53/cwt	94.00–118.00	1,919	6
Bulls	—	—	2,075	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,853	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	68.26/cwt	57.50–85.00	896	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,379	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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