Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.88/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +3.15 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$237.88

30 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$872

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

$114.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

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	627	241.69	1,516	29
Medium and Large 3	505	127.50	644	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.19/cwt here — about $872 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 sale30 hd

237.88

—

WV average5 barns · 155 hd

227.47

+10.41

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

+3.15

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	1,890	126.00	2,381	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,960	106.00	2,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,572	103.54	1,628	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,542	89.15	1,375	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	209.33/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	742	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	253.77/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	685	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,542	89.15/cwt	70.00–96.00	1,375	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	103.04/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,616	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,078	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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