Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Low volume offering today but similar head run to last week, very nice weather today and fall crop harvest in full swing in the Potomac Valleys. Small run of heavy feeders, no market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady compared to last. Heiferettes: $61-$70 per cwt. Small run of slaughter hogs: $89-$100 per cwt.

Final Feeder Calf Special Sale of the season this Saturday, take in Friday from 7am-5pmSlaughter Cattle Special next week Contact sale for more information

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $109.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −125.29 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$109.44

9 head · 1,018 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−47.63

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,018	109.44	1,114	9thin

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

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 sale9 hd

109.44

—

WV average4 barns · 167 hd

157.08

−47.63

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−125.29

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	1,615	61.09	987	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	55.00	829	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	53.98	690	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	35.73	417	11

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	107.50/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,091	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	23.71/cwt	21.00–26.00	222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	58.66/cwt	56.00–60.00	934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	41.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	36.64/cwt	35.00–38.00	432	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	55.72/cwt	55.00–56.00	736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	66.14/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,012	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,064	2

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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