Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fed cattle sale results included

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.75/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.42 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$148.75

8 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$724

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4

$110.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−63.77

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	521	180.00	938	5thin
Medium 1-2	490	140.00	686	1thin
Medium 4	390	80.00	312	1thin
Small 4	305	70.00	214	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.00/cwt here — about $724 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 sale8 hd

148.75

—

WV average2 barns · 185 hd

212.52

−63.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−83.42

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	1,428	112.49	1,607	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	91.28	1,246	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	82.99	1,007	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,266	182.07	2,304	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	173.45	2,348	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,286	157.78	2,029	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	194.78	2,921	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,609	182.93	2,943	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	164.81	2,149	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-2Fleshy	—	665	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	310	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	105.24/cwt	70.00–127.00	1,361	6
Bulls	—	—	2,240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	82.99/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	95.52/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	88.46/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,269	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	175.92/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,356	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,738	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,392	166.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,323	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,262	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,286	157.78/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,029	2
Steers	Select	—	1,304	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,149	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,529	197.17/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,015	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,609	182.93/cwt	176.00–194.00	2,943	10
Heifers	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	305	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium 4	—	570	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	467	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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