Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −40.08 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$169.25

4 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.35

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	500	169.25	846	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

169.25

—

WV average5 barns · 114 hd

165.90

+3.35

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−40.08

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	1,915	93.00	1,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	97.19	1,272	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	91.95	1,442	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	89.92	971	12

Every lot, as filed

11 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%	—	1,150	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	92.00/cwt	61.00–110.00	988	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	91.95/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	97.19/cwt	89.00–110.00	1,272	21
Bulls	—	—	1,915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	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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