Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.84/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −102.33 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$129.84

50 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	521	135.06	703	26
Medium and Large 1	563	135.00	760	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	454	131.62	597	8thin
Medium and Large 2	595	125.56	747	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	270	112.50	304	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	294	103.75	305	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $398 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 sale50 hd

129.84

—

WV average5 barns · 411 hd

139.84

−10.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−102.33

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	1,745	72.31	1,262	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,414	56.42	798	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,304	47.02	613	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	149.54	1,951	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	145.93	1,919	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	152.94	2,478	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	149.08	2,317	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	130.00	1,723	1thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,104	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,508	$999	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,328	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$803	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$918	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	318	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.59/cwt	135.00–136.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	494	137.70/cwt	125.00–139.50	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	453	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	958	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	3
Steers	Small 2Full	—	475	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	368	1
Steers	Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	445	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	508	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	414	192.31/cwt	165.00–206.00	796	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	678	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	763	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,062	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	183.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.53/cwt	100.00–115.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,609	151.01/cwt	147.00–153.50	2,430	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,264	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,559	149.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,305	149.54/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	145.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,919	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,642	152.77/cwt	148.50–156.00	2,508	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,597	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	2,456	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	35.49/cwt	25.00–44.00	415	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	49.90/cwt	40.00–60.00	668	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	56.28/cwt	48.00–70.00	796	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	999	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	72.31/cwt	55.00–80.00	1,262	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,103.50/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,104	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	999.17/head	900.00–1,150.00	999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	802.95/head	725.00–875.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	838.02/head	700.00–975.00	838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	917.55/head	725.00–960.00	918	5

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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