Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −126.42 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$105.75

4 head · 338 lb average

Value per head Derived

$357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium 3 over Small and Medium 2-3

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.45

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 3	350	115.00	403	2thin
Medium 2	330	103.00	340	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	320	90.00	288	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $115 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 sale4 hd

105.75

—

WV average4 barns · 113 hd

160.20

−54.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−126.42

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	—	High	1,910	86.00	1,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	63.89	943	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	47.95	552	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$990	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$735	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$585	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	2,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Small 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	61.53/cwt	52.00–66.00	897	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,086	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	48.67/cwt	35.00–63.00	567	11

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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