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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 25

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 40 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −128.64 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$105.75

4 head · 338 lb average

Value per head Derived

$357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium 3 over Small and Medium 2-3

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.45

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 3	350	115.00	403	2thin
Medium 2	330	103.00	340	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	320	90.00	288	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $115 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 sale4 hd

105.75

—

WV average4 barns · 113 hd

160.20

−54.45

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−128.64

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	—	High	1,910	86.00	1,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	63.89	943	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	47.95	552	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$990	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$735	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$585	1thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Steers	—	Small 2	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,791	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,442	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	404	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	48.67/cwt	35.00–63.00	567	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	61.53/cwt	52.00–66.00	897	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,086	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	845	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 30Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,520	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,990	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,458	52.00–66.00	61.53
5	—	1,530	70.00–72.00	70.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	40.00	40.00
11	—	1,165	35.00–63.00	48.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	735.00	735.00

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.