Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See South Branch Fat sale for results*

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.70/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −58.63 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$150.70

5 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$26.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

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	455	161.75	735	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	300	160.00	480	1thin
Medium and Large 2	508	135.00	686	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $49 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale5 hd

150.70

—

WV average5 barns · 97 hd

166.26

−15.56

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−58.63

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	1,708	95.66	1,634	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,625	100.00	1,625	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	85.64	1,150	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	59.72	644	9thin

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 1-2	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	95.66/cwt	81.00–108.50	1,634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	85.64/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,150	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	73.05/cwt	67.00–80.00	829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	32.62/cwt	30.00–35.00	353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	235	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,625	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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