Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Cattle Sale results*

Nanny goats with kids at side Low: $170 High:$300

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.89/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −35.84 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$198.89

9 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	430	215.00	925	2thin
Medium and Large 2	502	211.25	1,059	4thin
Medium 2	365	195.00	712	1thin
Medium 1-2	600	180.00	1,080	1thin
Small and Medium 3	565	140.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale9 hd

198.89

—

WV average4 barns · 108 hd

206.72

−7.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−35.84

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	1,333	76.78	1,023	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	81.49	916	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	52.01	553	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	164.00	2,142	7thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	Medium and Large 4	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,306	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,142	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	16.03/cwt	10.00–25.00	144	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	48.38/cwt	43.00–57.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	66.86/cwt	52.00–73.00	737	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	81.49/cwt	72.00–90.00	916	5
Bulls	—	—	1,333	76.78/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	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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