Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Sheep & Goat Sale. No Sale December 21 & 28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $86.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −145.97 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$86.20

5 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium 2 over Small 2

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.99

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	362	100.00	362	3thin
Medium and Large 3	650	81.00	527	1thin
Small 2	500	50.00	250	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $112 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 sale5 hd

86.20

—

WV average5 barns · 325 hd

141.19

−54.99

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−145.97

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	1,490	46.08	687	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,505	54.00	813	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	20.00	237	1thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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 1-2	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Heifers	Small 2Fleshy	—	500	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	334	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	310	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	124	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	—	280	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	147	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	46.08/cwt	20.00–75.00	687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	237	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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