Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows Hi dress: $82-$93; Average dress:$65-$82; Low dress: Average $45.50

Bred cows range from $1000-$1525

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.53/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$187.53

54 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$361

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

$89.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	535	201.53	1,078	23
Medium and Large 2	548	196.27	1,075	19thin
Medium and Large 1	492	182.50	897	4thin
Small 1-2	540	162.50	878	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	155.00	880	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	112.00	1,439	5thin

One grade step is worth $89.53/cwt here — about −$361 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 sale54 hd

187.53

—

WV average5 barns · 428 hd

186.95

+0.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	160.81/cwt	21.50–230.00	711	3
Steers	Large 1	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	223.65/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,434	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	555	209.39/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	160.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	442	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	626	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	487	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	974	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	878	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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