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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

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

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 18▲ 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Fat Cattle Special*

*Feeder Cattle Board Sale next week*

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 $112.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −121.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$112.50

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.29

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	555	112.50	624	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

112.50

—

WV average6 barns · 89 hd

165.79

−53.29

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−121.89

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	1,956	108.11	2,115	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	83.65	1,150	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	59.31	659	8thin

Every lot

7 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,956	108.11/cwt	80.00–120.00	2,115	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	38.30/cwt	35.00–41.00	413	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	71.92/cwt	63.00–81.00	813	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,436	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	82.10/cwt	65.00–90.00	1,132	17

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 18Year ago 21

*See Fat Cattle Special*

*Feeder Cattle Board Sale next week*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,956	80.00–120.00	108.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	110.00	110.00
17	—	1,379	65.00–90.00	82.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	63.00–81.00	71.92
3	—	1,078	35.00–41.00	38.30

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.