Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −142.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$89.50

4 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.97

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	330	122.00	403	1thin
Medium and Large 3	803	82.50	662	2thin
Small 1-2	405	71.00	288	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $115 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 sale4 hd

89.50

—

WV average4 barns · 1,282 hd

137.47

−47.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−142.67

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	—	Low	1,712	91.56	1,568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	66.94	1,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	63.56	857	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	47.31	545	14

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	66.94/cwt	61.00–75.00	1,049	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	63.56/cwt	50.00–74.00	857	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	30.07/cwt	27.00–34.00	318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	52.01/cwt	40.00–63.00	613	11
Bulls	—	—	905	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	93.18/cwt	77.00–105.00	1,679	9

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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