Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bred Cow and Heifer sale this Friday November 4, 2022. Contact sale for more information

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $100.81/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −108.52 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$100.81

11 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.95

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	328	123.00	403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	580	99.19	576	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	490	92.00	451	3thin
Medium 2	520	91.00	473	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale11 hd

100.81

—

WV average4 barns · 46 hd

125.77

−24.95

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−108.52

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	—	Low	1,644	64.16	1,054	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	60.00	1,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,475	55.35	816	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	28.26	315	14

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	94.41/cwt	89.00–100.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	111.07/cwt	105.00–117.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	45.10/cwt	40.00–50.00	577	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	56.21/cwt	46.00–68.00	829	12
Bulls	—	—	1,105	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	72.21/cwt	51.00–90.00	1,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	16.26/cwt	10.00–23.00	170	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	26.80/cwt	20.00–40.00	283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	431	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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