Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.11/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −135.06 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$97.11

37 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	551	110.92	611	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	800	106.00	848	1thin
Medium and Large 2	680	97.33	661	6thin
Small and Medium 3	440	88.00	387	1thin
Medium 3	754	87.22	658	9thin
Medium and Large 4	400	85.00	340	1thin
Small and Medium 2	625	84.00	525	1thin
Medium and Large 3	872	83.80	731	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale37 hd

97.11

—

WV average1 barns · 37 hd

97.11

+0.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−135.06

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	1,668	61.91	1,033	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,491	68.24	1,017	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	46.70	562	6thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2	—	524	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	61.91/cwt	61.00–63.00	1,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	46.70/cwt	42.00–55.00	562	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	68.24/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,017	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	737	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	718	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	817	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	723	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	628	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	534	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	625	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	526	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	637	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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