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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 15

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 2▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 43 vs year ago 73 · −58.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Cattle Sale results*

Nanny goats with kids at side Low: $170 High:$300

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 $198.89/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −35.84 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$198.89

9 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	430	215.00	925	2thin
Medium and Large 2	502	211.25	1,059	4thin
Medium 2	365	195.00	712	1thin
Medium 1-2	600	180.00	1,080	1thin
Small and Medium 3	565	140.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale9 hd

198.89

—

WV average4 barns · 108 hd

206.72

−7.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−35.84

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	1,333	76.78	1,023	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	81.49	916	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	52.01	553	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	164.00	2,142	7thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,306	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,142	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	76.78/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,023	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	16.03/cwt	10.00–25.00	144	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	66.86/cwt	52.00–73.00	737	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	81.49/cwt	72.00–90.00	916	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	48.38/cwt	43.00–57.00	545	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 73

*See Board Cattle Sale results*

Nanny goats with kids at side Low: $170 High:$300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	225.00	225.00
1	—	420	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	10.00–25.00	16.03
3	—	1,127	43.00–57.00	48.38
8	—	1,102	52.00–73.00	66.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	72.00–90.00	81.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	71.00–85.00	76.78

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.