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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 8

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 71 vs year ago 87 · −81.6%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch Board Sale results

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −114.53 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$119.86

7 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$40.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.41

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	540	133.33	720	3thin
Medium 1-2	700	125.00	875	1thin
Medium and Large 3	685	111.00	760	1thin
Medium and Large 2	680	110.00	748	1thin
Small 1-2	475	93.00	442	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.33/cwt here — about $278 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

119.86

—

WV average4 barns · 77 hd

144.27

−24.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−114.53

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	1,855	96.00	1,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,499	81.46	1,221	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	51.77	567	8thin

Every lot

14 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	—	Small and Medium 1-2Full	672	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Full	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Full	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	16.19/cwt	10.00–25.00	163	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	63.63/cwt	55.00–70.00	716	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	71.42/cwt	66.00–79.00	942	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,740	94.84/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,650	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 87

See South Branch Board Sale results

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	133.00–134.00	133.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,126	55.00–70.00	63.63
2	—	1,005	10.00–25.00	16.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	90.00–101.00	94.84
4	—	1,319	66.00–79.00	71.42

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.