Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.03 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$163.14

14 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

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	386	178.57	690	7thin
Medium and Large 2	571	147.71	843	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale14 hd

163.14

—

WV average4 barns · 170 hd

176.52

−13.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−69.03

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	1,866	110.16	2,055	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	72.97	1,000	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,086	66.08	717	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,628	161.93	2,636	40
Steers	Choice	Average	1,473	158.27	2,331	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	142.00	1,928	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,955	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	38.81/cwt	33.00–45.00	408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	695	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	103.66/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	116.66/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,005	110.28/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	73.39/cwt	70.00–80.00	960	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	84.45/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,226	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	70.01/cwt	62.00–79.00	775	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	158.36/cwt	155.50–162.00	2,439	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,473	158.27/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,331	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,661	163.29/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,712	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.15/cwt	50.00–62.00	601	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	54.92/cwt	50.00–59.00	754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	89.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	982	3

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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