Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Fat Cattle Sale included in report

*See Board Sale Results*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −55.51 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$176.67

6 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.53

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	439	200.00	877	3thin
Medium and Large 2	330	170.00	561	1thin
Medium and Large 3	565	145.00	819	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $58 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

176.67

—

WV average4 barns · 342 hd

215.19

−38.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−55.51

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	—	Low	1,598	104.81	1,674	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,390	140.00	1,946	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	96.00	1,257	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	68.55	792	14
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,335	162.00	2,163	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	145.82	1,947	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,486	195.24	2,901	35
Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	185.37	2,693	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	180.00	2,637	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,138	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	109.75/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,718	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,037	98.25/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,019	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,163	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,453	185.37/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,693	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,742	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,484	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,637	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,505	194.89/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,933	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,335	145.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	70.47/cwt	53.00–94.00	839	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	93.66/cwt	84.00–106.00	1,286	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	58.88/cwt	50.00–62.00	665	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,469	195.18/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,867	25

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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