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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 17

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 94▲ 9 vs year ago 13 · +69.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 70▼ 66 vs year ago 90 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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 $154.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −80.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$154.00

10 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.27

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	595	169.50	1,009	6thin
Medium and Large 2	373	145.00	541	2thin
Medium and Large 3	425	116.50	495	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $514 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 sale10 hd

154.00

—

WV average5 barns · 229 hd

187.27

−33.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−80.39

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	1,225	97.93	1,200	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	90.98	1,204	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,778	87.91	1,563	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	59.30	588	6thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

26 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 2Thin Fleshed	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	997	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,112	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	97.93/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	71.11/cwt	69.00–73.00	710	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	44.19/cwt	31.00–62.00	455	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,165	117.07/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,364	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,260	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	85.96/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,160	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,778	87.91/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,563	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 94Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 70Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	69.00–73.00	71.11
3	—	1,029	31.00–62.00	44.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	87.00–89.00	87.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	113.00–121.00	117.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	94.00	94.00
11	—	1,350	79.00–95.00	85.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	94.00–105.00	97.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
1	—	325	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
2	—	530	168.00	168.00
1	—	560	178.00	178.00
2	—	658	168.00–170.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	311	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	163.00	163.00

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.