Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report

Special Feeder Sale this Saturday October 28, 2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −115.84 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$116.33

6 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−97.70

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	629	117.25	737	4thin
Medium and Large 2	435	114.50	498	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about $239 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

116.33

—

WV average5 barns · 852 hd

214.03

−97.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−115.84

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	1,795	103.65	1,861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	79.21	1,030	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	57.05	641	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	180.00	2,308	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,349	176.55	2,382	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	160.51	2,003	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,572	181.75	2,857	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	178.65	2,758	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	160.00	2,120	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	103.65/cwt	77.00–115.00	1,861	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	75.01/cwt	64.00–90.00	991	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	920	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	34.33/cwt	31.00–39.00	337	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	58.43/cwt	48.00–73.00	671	24
Steers	Select	—	1,325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,349	176.55/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,382	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,585	182.15/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,887	43
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,387	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,441	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,248	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,308	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,544	178.65/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,758	15

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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