Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −47.33 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$162.00

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.66

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	589	164.25	967	4thin
Medium and Large 2	443	157.50	697	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about $270 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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 sale6 hd

162.00

—

WV average5 barns · 148 hd

178.66

−16.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−47.33

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	1,575	104.47	1,645	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	91.16	1,178	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	69.51	774	10

Every lot, as filed

11 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	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	104.47/cwt	86.00–116.00	1,645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	76.89/cwt	60.00–102.00	890	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	39.97/cwt	30.00–47.00	375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	91.16/cwt	72.00–107.00	1,178	6

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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