Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.46/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −69.28 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$165.46

13 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$292

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

$61.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

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	610	170.16	1,038	12thin
Medium and Large 2	1,220	109.00	1,330	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.16/cwt here — about −$292 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

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 sale13 hd

165.46

—

WV average2 barns · 51 hd

153.98

+11.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−69.28

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	1,805	88.28	1,593	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	65.25	869	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	48.37	587	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	150.66	2,102	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,392	135.00	1,879	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,657	154.75	2,564	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	151.75	2,269	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	147.00	2,109	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,384	105.58	1,461	4thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	820	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	163.01/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	168.18/cwt	153.00–172.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	88.28/cwt	79.00–96.00	1,593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	65.25/cwt	58.00–70.00	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	48.37/cwt	38.00–61.00	587	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,879	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,503	1
Steers	Select	—	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	1
Steers	Select	—	1,382	107.44/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	150.66/cwt	148.00–152.50	2,102	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,694	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,626	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,109	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,269	13

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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