Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NO SALE JULY 5, 2023*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.15/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −33.58 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$201.15

13 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	220.00	1,199	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	190.00	1,027	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.00	638	1thin
Small and Medium 2	530	115.00	610	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $590 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 sale13 hd

201.15

—

WV average3 barns · 51 hd

214.64

−13.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−33.58

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	1,820	120.69	2,197	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	91.86	1,364	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	59.66	625	5thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	673	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	120.69/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	91.86/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,364	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	65.58/cwt	54.00–76.00	702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	344	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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