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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 15

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 14 vs year ago 22 · −63.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 16▲ 18 vs year ago 13 · +138.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Fat Cattle Sale Results*

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $93.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −141.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$93.00

2 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 3-4 over Medium and Large 4

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−99.32

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3-4	525	110.00	578	1thin
Medium and Large 4	750	76.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $8 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 sale2 hd

93.00

—

WV average5 barns · 306 hd

192.32

−99.32

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−141.73

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	1,989	105.59	2,100	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	69.88	992	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,295	53.52	693	13

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$1,575	1thin

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	—	Medium and Large 3-4	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	750	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	445	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	103.11/cwt	91.00–115.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	2,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,460	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	222	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	38.21/cwt	34.00–43.00	429	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,008	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	59.93/cwt	42.50–71.00	808	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	70.06/cwt	55.00–84.00	1,016	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

*See Fat Cattle Sale Results*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,970	91.00–115.00	103.11
1	—	2,085	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	20.00	20.00
2	—	1,123	34.00–43.00	38.21
10	—	1,348	42.50–71.00	59.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	84.00	84.00
10	—	1,450	55.00–84.00	70.06
1	—	1,335	54.00	54.00

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.