Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 420lb feeder goat kids deleted

Bred Cow and Heifer Sale November 10, 2023. Contact Sale Barn for more information

NO Sale November 22, 2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.30/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.87 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$171.30

12 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$78.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.75

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	469	193.16	906	4thin
Medium 1-2	535	183.00	979	3thin
Medium and Large 2	509	154.75	787	4thin
Medium and Large 3	760	115.00	874	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.16/cwt here — about $32 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 sale12 hd

171.30

—

WV average5 barns · 249 hd

183.06

−11.75

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−60.87

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	1,861	100.58	1,872	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,459	82.28	1,200	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,953	76.06	1,485	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,253	57.73	724	15

Every lot, as filed

24 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 2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	197.83/cwt	190.00–203.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	195.32/cwt	189.00–202.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	535	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	100.58/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,872	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	63.49/cwt	52.00–75.00	820	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	82.28/cwt	70.00–95.00	1,200	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,953	76.06/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,485	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	34.71/cwt	33.00–36.00	383	3

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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