Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −113.48 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$121.25

2 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.56

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	400	145.00	580	1thin
Small 2	360	97.50	351	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $229 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

121.25

—

WV average4 barns · 24 hd

174.81

−53.56

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−113.48

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	—	Low	1,567	90.78	1,423	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	81.00	1,539	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,466	79.27	1,162	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	64.70	757	7thin

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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	79.27/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	68.32/cwt	52.00–77.00	819	6
Bulls	—	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Bulls	—	—	2,340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	96.30/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,459	3
Steers	Small 2	—	360	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	484	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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