Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.52/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +4.79 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$239.52

54 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$101.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

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	248.72	1,243	48
Small and Medium 1-2	455	180.00	819	1thin
Medium and Large 2	465	173.75	808	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	147.00	794	2thin

One grade step is worth $101.72/cwt here — about $449 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 sale54 hd

239.52

—

WV average3 barns · 134 hd

233.90

+5.62

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

+4.79

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	—	High	1,950	137.50	2,681	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	96.86	1,649	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	94.38	1,273	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	58.93	660	38

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$1,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	979	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	105.40/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	2,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,075.00/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	220.47/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	231.01/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.63/cwt	161.00–170.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	225.09/cwt	222.50–232.50	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,293	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	163.96/cwt	158.00–170.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	219.95/cwt	218.00–222.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	489	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	61.72/cwt	45.00–85.00	701	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	47.53/cwt	40.00–53.00	513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	30.08/cwt	24.00–36.00	299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	94.09/cwt	77.00–106.50	1,273	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	96.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,649	3

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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