Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −103.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$105.50

4 head · 924 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.86

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	924	105.50	975	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale4 hd

105.50

—

WV average6 barns · 239 hd

144.36

−38.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−103.83

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	1,838	107.36	1,973	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	67.55	947	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	59.00	702	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
Bulls	Medium 1	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	995	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,200	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	554	1
Steers	Large 2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	107.36/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	65.81/cwt	62.00–70.00	924	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,080	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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