Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Lamb & goat sale

*NO SALE JULY 5, 2023*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.77/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −82.40 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$149.77

11 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.96

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	155.71	782	7thin
Medium and Large 3	425	150.00	638	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	148.75	837	2thin
Small 2	420	110.00	462	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $320 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 sale11 hd

149.77

—

WV average5 barns · 101 hd

184.73

−34.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−82.40

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	1,823	134.75	2,456	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	93.42	1,315	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	71.77	1,136	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	63.97	681	10

Every lot, as filed

20 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	71.77/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,136	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	88.13/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,286	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	48.45/cwt	47.00–50.00	391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	63.97/cwt	51.00–76.00	742	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	99.29/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,341	9
Bulls	—	—	1,816	139.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	129.63/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	613	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	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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