Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted.

Special Feeder Sale this Saturday 4/22/23 & 4/29/23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.73/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −105.44 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$126.73

7 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−65.33

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	585	151.00	883	1thin
Medium and Large 2	469	124.23	583	5thin
Medium and Large 3	600	115.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $193 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 sale7 hd

126.73

—

WV average6 barns · 1,571 hd

192.07

−65.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−105.44

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	1,659	111.13	1,844	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	80.81	1,071	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	55.35	641	9thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	154.00/cwt	144.00–164.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.57/cwt	106.00–131.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,087	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	111.13/cwt	91.00–132.00	1,844	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	83.97/cwt	65.00–95.00	1,145	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	49.08/cwt	43.00–55.00	563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	63.58/cwt	59.00–67.00	768	5

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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