Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.74/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +9.00 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$243.74

53 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$684

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

$97.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.19

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	495	247.22	1,224	51
Medium and Large 2-3	230	160.00	368	1thin
Medium and Large 3	360	150.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.22/cwt here — about $684 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 sale53 hd

243.74

—

WV average3 barns · 104 hd

232.54

+11.19

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

+9.00

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	1,945	126.00	2,451	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	103.00	1,823	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	96.64	1,247	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	73.02	821	7thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,169	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,290	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	—	253	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,105	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	94.82/cwt	76.00–107.00	1,236	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,823	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	75.36/cwt	57.00–87.00	850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	825	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	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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