Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch Board Sale results

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −112.32 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$119.86

7 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$40.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.41

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	540	133.33	720	3thin
Medium 1-2	700	125.00	875	1thin
Medium and Large 3	685	111.00	760	1thin
Medium and Large 2	680	110.00	748	1thin
Small 1-2	475	93.00	442	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.33/cwt here — about $278 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 sale7 hd

119.86

—

WV average4 barns · 77 hd

144.27

−24.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−112.32

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	1,855	96.00	1,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,499	81.46	1,221	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	51.77	567	8thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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 1-2Full	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	672	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	63.63/cwt	55.00–70.00	716	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	16.19/cwt	10.00–25.00	163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,740	94.84/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	71.42/cwt	66.00–79.00	942	4

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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