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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 10

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 27▲ 91 vs year ago 3 · +3,033.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 108▲ 41 vs year ago 29 · +141.4%

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.36/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −7.37 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$227.36

66 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$863

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

$151.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.45

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	665	237.00	1,577	61
Small and Medium 2	360	125.00	450	2thin
Medium and Large 2	720	109.00	785	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	645	104.00	671	1thin
Medium 2	830	86.00	714	1thin

One grade step is worth $151.00/cwt here — about $863 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 sale66 hd

227.36

—

WV average6 barns · 220 hd

200.92

+26.45

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−7.37

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	1,665	86.35	1,438	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	85.94	1,429	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,342	80.34	1,078	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	78.93	860	42

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,561	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,228	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,420	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	972	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	122.34/cwt	121.00–123.00	871	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	965	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	89.20/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	848	96.75/cwt	92.00–101.00	820	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	865	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	216	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	28.03/cwt	10.00–35.00	260	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	97.26/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,067	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	81.99/cwt	71.00–90.00	922	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	61.27/cwt	48.00–68.00	711	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	766	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	94.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,253	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	80.67/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,116	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	85.94/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,429	2

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 27Year ago 3

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 108Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	86.00–92.00	89.20
1	—	1,910	106.00	106.00
1	—	965	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,097	91.00–111.00	97.26
11	—	1,125	71.00–90.00	81.99
9	—	1,161	48.00–68.00	61.27
4	—	926	10.00–35.00	28.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	84.00–88.00	85.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	25.00	25.00
15	—	1,384	74.00–86.00	80.67
1	—	1,255	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,329	90.00–100.00	94.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	92.00–101.00	96.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	118.00	118.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	114.00	114.00
2	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	738	124.00	124.00
2	—	610	134.00	134.00
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	143.00	143.00
53	—	622	251.00	251.00
2	—	830	146.00–150.00	148.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
3	—	712	121.00–123.00	122.34
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	104.00	104.00

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.