Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Fat Cattle Sale Results*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $93.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −141.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$93.00

2 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 3-4 over Medium and Large 4

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−99.32

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3-4	525	110.00	578	1thin
Medium and Large 4	750	76.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $8 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 sale2 hd

93.00

—

WV average5 barns · 306 hd

192.32

−99.32

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−141.73

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	1,989	105.59	2,100	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	69.88	992	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,295	53.52	693	13

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$1,575	1thin

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 and Large 2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	445	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	750	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	103.11/cwt	91.00–115.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	2,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	70.06/cwt	55.00–84.00	1,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	38.21/cwt	34.00–43.00	429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	59.93/cwt	42.50–71.00	808	10

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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