Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Sale included*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.10/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −102.08 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$130.10

10 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$72.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.54

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	431	138.33	596	6thin
Medium and Large 2	472	135.00	637	3thin
Medium and Large 4	515	66.00	340	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.33/cwt here — about $256 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 sale10 hd

130.10

—

WV average6 barns · 324 hd

156.64

−26.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−102.08

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	1,590	89.65	1,425	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,810	87.00	1,575	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	81.38	1,188	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	44.05	499	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	145.29	1,884	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	116.00	1,549	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	145.61	2,053	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,762	144.65	2,548	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,351	134.39	1,816	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	1,405	145.54/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,045	16
Steers	Select	—	1,205	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,651	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,426	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,096	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,639	2
Steers	Select	—	1,495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,297	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,884	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,793	144.21/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,586	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,095	3
Steers	Select	—	1,352	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	515	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.20/cwt	137.50–141.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	140.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.33/cwt	155.00–167.50	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	89.65/cwt	31.00–121.00	1,425	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	81.38/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,188	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	57.57/cwt	54.00–61.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	30.52/cwt	30.00–31.00	340	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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