Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle special included in report

*Special Sheep and Goat sale next Wednesday June 21, 2023

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −46.18 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$163.15

16 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	405	197.50	800	6thin
Medium and Large 2	424	152.99	648	7thin
Medium and Large 3	485	119.75	581	2thin
Large 2	570	115.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $144 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

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 sale16 hd

163.15

—

WV average5 barns · 60 hd

167.01

−3.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−46.18

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	2,136	120.48	2,573	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,536	84.33	1,295	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	81.00	1,029	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	76.32	972	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,425	179.27	2,555	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,550	174.00	2,697	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	172.87	2,370	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,564	185.58	2,902	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	176.94	2,682	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,155	168.00	1,940	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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%	—	1,273	76.32/cwt	71.00–83.00	972	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,697	1
Bulls	—	—	2,136	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,573	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	84.33/cwt	71.00–92.00	1,295	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,371	172.87/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,370	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,425	179.27/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,555	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,516	176.94/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,682	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,564	185.58/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,902	2
Steers	Select	—	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.98/cwt	122.50–152.50	642	2

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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