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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 1

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 17 · +5.9%

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

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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 $134.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −100.14 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$134.25

4 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Small 2

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.71

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	330	150.00	495	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	428	136.00	581	2thin
Small 2	570	115.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about −$161 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

134.25

—

WV average4 barns · 329 hd

164.96

−30.71

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−100.14

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	2,055	112.00	2,302	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	81.64	1,025	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	64.69	729	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,370	120.00	1,644	1thin

Every lot

11 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,055	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	955	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	783	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	599	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	64.73/cwt	50.00–71.00	749	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	81.52/cwt	71.00–91.00	1,105	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	335	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	50.00–71.00	64.73
1	—	1,110	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	71.00–91.00	81.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	120.00	120.00

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.