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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 19

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted.

Special Feeder Sale this Saturday 4/22/23 & 4/29/23

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 $126.73/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −107.65 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$126.73

7 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−65.33

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	585	151.00	883	1thin
Medium and Large 2	469	124.23	583	5thin
Medium and Large 3	600	115.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $193 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 sale7 hd

126.73

—

WV average6 barns · 1,571 hd

192.07

−65.33

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−107.65

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	1,659	111.13	1,844	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	80.81	1,071	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	55.35	641	9thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,087	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	118.57/cwt	106.00–131.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	154.00/cwt	144.00–164.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,659	111.13/cwt	91.00–132.00	1,844	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	310	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	741	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	49.08/cwt	43.00–55.00	563	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	63.58/cwt	59.00–67.00	768	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	83.97/cwt	65.00–95.00	1,145	5

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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 13

Correction: 110lb slaughter cow deleted.

Special Feeder Sale this Saturday 4/22/23 & 4/29/23

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	137.50	137.50
2	—	345	144.00–164.00	154.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	106.00–131.00	118.57
1	—	625	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	162.50	162.50
1	—	515	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	91.00–132.00	111.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	65.00–95.00	83.97
1	—	1,140	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	43.00–55.00	49.08
1	—	940	33.00	33.00
5	—	1,208	59.00–67.00	63.58

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.