Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $91.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −141.17 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$91.00

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−101.12

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 4	785	91.00	714	1thin

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 sale1 hd

91.00

—

WV average5 barns · 195 hd

192.12

−101.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−141.17

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	1,665	92.00	1,532	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	70.97	998	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,320	63.00	832	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	170.00	2,151	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	172.61	2,610	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,679	170.76	2,868	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,265	148.00	1,872	2thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium 4	—	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	70.97/cwt	65.00–77.00	998	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	832	2
Heifers	ChoiceNatural	—	1,265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,151	1
Steers	ChoiceNatural	—	1,502	173.90/cwt	170.00–175.50	2,612	19
Steers	Choice and PrimeNatural	—	1,543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,700	6
Steers	Select	—	1,270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,727	1
Steers	Select	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,536	169.56/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,604	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,701	170.09/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,893	38

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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