Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.63/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −101.11 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$133.63

8 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$3.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.97

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	606	135.67	823	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.40	828	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.27/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale8 hd

133.63

—

WV average4 barns · 87 hd

174.60

−40.97

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−101.11

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	—	High	1,772	103.58	1,836	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	73.01	1,003	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	61.93	750	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	58.00	795	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	61.93/cwt	52.00–74.00	750	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	73.01/cwt	58.00–82.00	1,003	7
Bulls	—	—	2,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	105.35/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	91.11/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	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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