Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slow day of light trading on a light run, few more head in the run than last reported. No market test on Feeders due to a wide variety of quality and buyer interest. Slaughter Cattle lower this week, Cows by $8-$12 lower per cwt and Bulls lowering by $5. A better market test for those interested will be this Saturday's Special Feeder Cattle sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.78/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −61.56 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$147.78

5 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.26

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	147.78	876	5thin

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

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 sale5 hd

147.78

—

WV average5 barns · 145 hd

188.04

−40.26

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−61.56

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	1,718	96.56	1,659	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	72.25	996	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	71.34	824	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	61.75	662	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,370	85.24	1,168	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,880	85.00	1,598	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	430	144.44/cwt	121.00–169.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	111.59/cwt	101.00–117.00	2,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	59.72/cwt	55.00–64.00	723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	49.12/cwt	45.00–55.00	539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	60.55/cwt	53.00–65.00	695	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,370	85.24/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,168	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	61.80/cwt	21.00–95.00	1,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	71.73/cwt	65.00–81.00	777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	82.57/cwt	75.00–91.00	969	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	82.49/cwt	79.00–86.00	757	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	72.25/cwt	61.00–81.00	996	4
Steers	Select	—	1,880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,598	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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