Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Special this Saturday September 23, 2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$169.00

1 head · 315 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	315	169.00	532	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

169.00

—

WV average6 barns · 895 hd

214.68

−45.68

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−63.17

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	1,699	105.42	1,791	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	94.92	1,119	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	78.00	1,122	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	57.39	605	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	111.28/cwt	73.00–130.00	1,935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,263	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	92.38/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,213	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,122	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	67.59/cwt	64.00–70.00	727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	374	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →