Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$154.00

10 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.27

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	595	169.50	1,009	6thin
Medium and Large 2	373	145.00	541	2thin
Medium and Large 3	425	116.50	495	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $514 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 sale10 hd

154.00

—

WV average5 barns · 229 hd

187.27

−33.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−78.17

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	1,225	97.93	1,200	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	90.98	1,204	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,778	87.91	1,563	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	59.30	588	6thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	71.11/cwt	69.00–73.00	710	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	87.91/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,563	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,165	117.07/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,225	97.93/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	44.19/cwt	31.00–62.00	455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	85.96/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,160	11

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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