Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.37 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$152.80

5 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	435	170.00	740	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	620	154.67	959	3thin
Medium and Large 3	350	130.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $285 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 sale5 hd

152.80

—

WV average5 barns · 98 hd

176.68

−23.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−79.37

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	1,739	97.69	1,699	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	77.39	1,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	74.99	1,124	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	53.31	630	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,165	100.00	1,165	1thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	1,707	92.23/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,574	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	760	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,165	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	58.89/cwt	51.00–74.00	717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	77.39/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	76.21/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,132	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,375	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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