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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 30▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $152.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$152.80

5 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.88

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	435	170.00	740	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	620	154.67	959	3thin
Medium and Large 3	350	130.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $285 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 sale5 hd

152.80

—

WV average5 barns · 98 hd

176.68

−23.88

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−81.59

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	1,739	97.69	1,699	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	77.39	1,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	74.99	1,124	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	53.31	630	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,165	100.00	1,165	1thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$910	1thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,165	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	92.23/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,574	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	321	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	58.89/cwt	51.00–74.00	717	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	76.21/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,132	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,630	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	77.39/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,333	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	760	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	86.00–100.00	92.23
1	—	1,900	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	31.00	31.00
4	—	1,218	51.00–74.00	58.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	75.00–80.00	77.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,485	70.00–85.00	76.21
1	—	1,630	64.00	64.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	910.00	910.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
1	—	905	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	180.00	180.00

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.