Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale Next Week August 9, 2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$167.50

6 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.50

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	408	172.00	701	5thin
Medium and Large 2	630	145.00	914	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale6 hd

167.50

—

WV average4 barns · 60 hd

195.00

−27.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−64.67

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	1,760	125.09	2,202	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	99.80	1,403	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	91.91	1,483	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	71.94	869	4thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	125.09/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	99.80/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,403	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	91.91/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	83.88/cwt	71.00–94.00	996	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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