Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.95/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.38 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$115.95

13 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

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	484	118.39	573	6thin
Medium and Large 2	428	113.86	487	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $85 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

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 sale13 hd

115.95

—

WV average6 barns · 257 hd

130.89

−14.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−93.38

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	1,677	85.30	1,430	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,616	56.00	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	55.72	782	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	38.20	451	35

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$985	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	91.28/cwt	86.00–101.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	478	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	85.30/cwt	75.00–101.00	1,430	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	56.00/cwt	50.00–69.00	905	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	42.58/cwt	20.00–53.00	512	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	25.51/cwt	20.00–31.00	278	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	739	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	56.00/cwt	41.00–70.00	783	28

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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