Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.36/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −7.37 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$227.36

66 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$863

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

$151.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.45

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	665	237.00	1,577	61
Small and Medium 2	360	125.00	450	2thin
Medium and Large 2	720	109.00	785	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	645	104.00	671	1thin
Medium 2	830	86.00	714	1thin

One grade step is worth $151.00/cwt here — about $863 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 sale66 hd

227.36

—

WV average6 barns · 220 hd

200.92

+26.45

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−7.37

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	1,665	86.35	1,438	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	85.94	1,429	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,342	80.34	1,078	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	78.93	860	42

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,893	89.20/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	97.26/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,067	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	81.99/cwt	71.00–90.00	922	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	61.27/cwt	48.00–68.00	711	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	85.94/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	80.67/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,116	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	766	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	28.03/cwt	10.00–35.00	260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	94.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,253	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	848	96.75/cwt	92.00–101.00	820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	965	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	972	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	915	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,561	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,228	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	122.34/cwt	121.00–123.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	710	2

How this sale compares

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