Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*BOARD SALE FEEDER CATTLE RESULTS INCLUDED*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.93/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −60.81 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$173.93

129 head · 941 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$61.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	958	176.04	1,686	124
Medium and Large 2	540	123.33	666	3thin
Large 1-2	540	122.50	662	1thin
Medium and Large 3	455	115.00	523	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.04/cwt here — about $1,163 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 sale129 hd

173.93

—

WV average3 barns · 283 hd

182.57

−8.64

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−60.81

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	1,868	107.39	2,006	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	104.46	1,682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	85.97	1,054	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	67.67	828	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Large 1-2	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	925	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,637	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	985	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,726	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	107.39/cwt	103.00–112.00	2,006	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	85.97/cwt	60.00–116.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	67.67/cwt	52.00–77.00	828	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	104.46/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,682	2

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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