Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FEEDER SALE THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 8

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $99.27/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −135.46 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$99.27

6 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$76.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−72.27

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	585	145.00	848	1thin
Medium and Large 2	695	100.00	695	1thin
Medium and Large 3	592	93.88	556	3thin
Medium and Large 4	735	69.00	507	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.00/cwt here — about $341 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 sale6 hd

99.27

—

WV average6 barns · 793 hd

171.55

−72.27

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−135.46

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	1,248	84.97	1,060	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,514	72.88	1,103	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	72.00	976	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	52.47	535	5thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	1,730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	57.84/cwt	56.00–59.00	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	322	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	74.65/cwt	61.00–80.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	715	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	436	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	953	90.28/cwt	84.00–97.00	860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,293	86.41/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	558	105.32/cwt	92.00–119.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	735	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	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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