Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −97.92 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$134.25

4 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Small 2

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	330	150.00	495	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	428	136.00	581	2thin
Small 2	570	115.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about −$161 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

134.25

—

WV average4 barns · 329 hd

164.96

−30.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−97.92

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	2,055	112.00	2,302	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	81.64	1,025	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	64.69	729	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	120.00	1,644	1thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	955	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	64.73/cwt	50.00–71.00	749	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	81.52/cwt	71.00–91.00	1,105	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	599	1
Steers	Select	—	1,370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,644	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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