Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.21/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −65.52 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$169.21

7 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$10.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

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	430	170.75	735	6thin
Medium and Large 2	225	160.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $375 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 sale7 hd

169.21

—

WV average6 barns · 336 hd

171.29

−2.08

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−65.52

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	1,228	89.13	1,095	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	80.00	1,120	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	76.00	1,296	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	48.20	557	4thin

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 1-2	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	155.57/cwt	143.00–167.50	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	89.13/cwt	71.00–100.00	1,095	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	54.90/cwt	47.00–63.00	645	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	403	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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