Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −91.39 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.

Average price

$140.79

7 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	755	146.00	1,102	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	136.88	763	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $339 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 sale7 hd

140.79

—

WV average1 barns · 7 hd

140.79

+0.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

232.17

−91.39

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	1,678	112.87	1,894	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	87.00	1,483	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	85.12	1,153	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,112	52.25	581	11

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	84.13/cwt	70.00–91.00	1,137	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	20.43/cwt	20.00–21.00	163	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	45.84/cwt	41.00–50.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	61.36/cwt	59.00–64.00	742	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	112.87/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1

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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