Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.30/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −15.43 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$219.30

10 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	229.00	1,079	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	652	228.13	1,488	8thin
Medium and Large 3	760	139.00	1,056	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $22 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

219.30

—

WV average4 barns · 73 hd

229.37

−10.07

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−15.43

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	1,510	109.75	1,657	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	85.87	1,140	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	68.25	746	7thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 4	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	407	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	72.13/cwt	69.00–78.00	811	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	88.70/cwt	79.00–106.00	1,167	14
Bulls	—	—	1,510	109.75/cwt	67.00–129.00	1,657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,381	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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