Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.72/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.45 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$160.72

9 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.76

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	441	163.63	721	8thin
Medium and Large 2	305	137.50	419	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $302 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 sale9 hd

160.72

—

WV average4 barns · 179 hd

213.49

−52.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−71.45

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	1,589	127.68	2,028	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,464	115.91	1,697	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	95.00	1,145	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-2	—	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	175.22/cwt	142.50–207.00	908	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	116.57/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,694	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	149.89/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	101.86/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,426	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	121.53/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,886	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,145	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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