Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special sale this Saturday December 10

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $97.96/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −111.37 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$97.96

26 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.53

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	595	118.00	702	1thin
Medium and Large 2	678	105.00	712	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	696	89.00	619	4thin
Medium and Large 1	800	87.00	696	1thin
Medium and Large 3	665	71.00	472	1thin
Medium and Large 4	963	65.00	626	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $76 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 sale26 hd

97.96

—

WV average3 barns · 77 hd

128.49

−30.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−111.37

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	1,250	70.00	875	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	59.62	733	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	44.13	558	7thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	595	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	48.98/cwt	44.00–57.00	629	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	849	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	58.04/cwt	54.00–62.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	836	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	403	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	785	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	696	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	768	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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