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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 26

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 18 vs year ago 26 · −69.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 43 · −30.2%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last Spring Feeder sale this Saturday April 29, 2023

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 $149.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$149.00

4 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.00

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	605	156.67	948	3thin
Medium and Large 2	485	126.00	611	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $337 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 sale4 hd

149.00

—

WV average6 barns · 903 hd

183.00

−34.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−85.39

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	1,895	98.88	1,873	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	72.48	1,015	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	59.67	687	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,392	135.00	1,879	1thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,886	97.86/cwt	73.00–128.00	1,846	7
Bulls	—	—	1,955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,072	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	39.39/cwt	33.00–44.00	425	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	65.17/cwt	59.00–72.00	811	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	72.48/cwt	59.00–85.00	1,015	12

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 43

Last Spring Feeder sale this Saturday April 29, 2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	208.00	208.00
1	—	665	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
1	—	605	172.00	172.00
1	—	760	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,886	73.00–128.00	97.86
1	—	1,955	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,401	59.00–85.00	72.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	59.00–72.00	65.17
3	—	1,078	33.00–44.00	39.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,392	135.00	135.00

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.