Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Board Sale next Wednesday

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.42 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$168.75

4 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−51.09

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	748	170.00	1,272	3thin
Medium and Large 2	330	165.00	545	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $727 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 sale4 hd

168.75

—

WV average4 barns · 234 hd

219.84

−51.09

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−63.42

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	1,940	130.08	2,524	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	93.08	1,334	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	59.55	664	3thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	65.82/cwt	60.00–72.00	770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	93.08/cwt	75.00–103.00	1,334	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	130.08/cwt	115.00–147.00	2,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	523	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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