Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −54.67 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$177.50

4 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.91

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	513	177.50	911	4thin

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 sale4 hd

177.50

—

WV average8 barns · 1,512 hd

217.41

−39.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−54.67

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	90.00	1,607	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,427	80.26	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	51.08	557	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	166.00	1,975	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	145.00	1,628	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,629	183.65	2,992	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	180.75	2,693	31

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	66.19/cwt	49.00–83.00	799	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	82.45/cwt	66.00–95.00	1,184	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	180.75/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,693	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	35.76/cwt	34.00–49.00	355	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,123	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,975	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,651	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,021	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,626	183.75/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,988	31

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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