Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.15/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −48.02 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$184.15

10 head · 349 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.18

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	351	197.00	691	7thin
Medium and Large 2	245	180.00	441	1thin
Medium 2	405	147.50	597	1thin
Small 4	385	135.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $172 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 sale10 hd

184.15

—

WV average2 barns · 17 hd

157.97

+26.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−48.02

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	85.54	1,199	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,276	70.86	904	4thin

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 2-3	—	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	691	7
Heifers	Small 4	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium 2Full	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	415	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,123	96.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,088	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	73.81/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,059	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	82.80/cwt	73.00–92.00	1,190	14

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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