Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Board Sale Next Week approximately 10 loads*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $111.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −123.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$111.00

1 head · 940 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.85

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	940	111.00	1,043	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

111.00

—

WV average4 barns · 40 hd

164.86

−53.85

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−123.73

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	2,175	105.34	2,291	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	82.18	1,204	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	61.39	743	14

Every lot, as filed

8 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 2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	2,175	105.34/cwt	101.00–111.00	2,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	79.69/cwt	69.00–87.00	1,174	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	93.36/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,333	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	63.65/cwt	52.00–96.00	773	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	365	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →