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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 7▲ 6 vs year ago 13 · +46.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 16▼ 44 vs year ago 81 · −54.3%

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.46/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −69.28 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$165.46

13 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$292

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

$61.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	610	170.16	1,038	12thin
Medium and Large 2	1,220	109.00	1,330	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.16/cwt here — about −$292 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 sale13 hd

165.46

—

WV average2 barns · 51 hd

153.98

+11.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−69.28

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, 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.

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	1,805	88.28	1,593	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	65.25	869	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	48.37	587	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	150.66	2,102	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,392	135.00	1,879	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,657	154.75	2,564	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	151.75	2,269	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	147.00	2,109	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,384	105.58	1,461	4thin

Every lot

22 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	168.18/cwt	153.00–172.00	1,061	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	163.01/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,117	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	820	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	435	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,382	107.44/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,485	3
Steers	—	Select	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,109	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,269	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,620	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,503	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,694	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,626	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,879	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	150.66/cwt	148.00–152.50	2,102	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	88.28/cwt	79.00–96.00	1,593	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	48.37/cwt	38.00–61.00	587	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	65.25/cwt	58.00–70.00	869	3

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jan 11, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 16Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
1	—	740	142.00	142.00
2	—	480	190.00	190.00
3	—	685	161.00–164.00	163.01
5	—	631	153.00–172.00	168.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	53.00	53.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	79.00–96.00	88.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	58.00–70.00	65.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	38.00–61.00	48.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,392	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	148.00–152.50	150.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	154.50	154.50
1	—	1,694	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,382	100.00–114.00	107.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,495	150.00–155.00	151.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.