Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.67/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −103.67 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$105.67

9 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	630	121.00	762	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	626	119.80	750	5thin
Medium and Large 3	645	85.00	548	2thin
Medium and Large 4	700	61.00	427	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $335 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 sale9 hd

105.67

—

WV average2 barns · 14 hd

116.61

−10.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−103.67

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	64.23	831	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	46.50	542	15

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	34.58/cwt	32.00–36.00	373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	49.48/cwt	40.00–63.00	588	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	64.23/cwt	52.00–75.00	831	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	700	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	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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