Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −49.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$185.00

2 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$292

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.65

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	380	195.00	741	1thin
Medium and Large 2	590	175.00	1,033	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$292 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 sale2 hd

185.00

—

WV average3 barns · 272 hd

252.65

−67.65

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−49.73

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	1,695	103.14	1,748	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	94.00	1,081	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,461	90.75	1,326	8thin

Every lot, as filed

5 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 1-2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	103.14/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	90.75/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,326	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,081	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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