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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 29

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 26▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See South Branch Fat sale for results*

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.70/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −58.63 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$150.70

5 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$26.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

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	455	161.75	735	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	300	160.00	480	1thin
Medium and Large 2	508	135.00	686	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $49 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

150.70

—

WV average5 barns · 97 hd

166.26

−15.56

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−58.63

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,708	95.66	1,634	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,625	100.00	1,625	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	85.64	1,150	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	59.72	644	9thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	531	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	95.66/cwt	81.00–108.50	1,634	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	763	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	235	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	32.62/cwt	30.00–35.00	353	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	73.05/cwt	67.00–80.00	829	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	85.64/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,150	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,625	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 26Year ago 11

*See South Branch Fat sale for results*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	161.00	161.00
1	—	374	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	81.00–108.50	95.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	76.00–95.00	85.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	67.00–80.00	73.05
2	—	1,083	30.00–35.00	32.62
1	—	940	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	100.00	100.00

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.