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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 7

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 94▲ 17 vs year ago 79 · +21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 25▲ 50 vs year ago 22 · +227.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.52/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +4.79 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$239.52

54 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$101.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

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	500	248.72	1,243	48
Small and Medium 1-2	455	180.00	819	1thin
Medium and Large 2	465	173.75	808	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	147.00	794	2thin

One grade step is worth $101.72/cwt here — about $449 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 sale54 hd

239.52

—

WV average3 barns · 134 hd

233.90

+5.62

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

+4.79

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	—	High	1,950	137.50	2,681	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	96.86	1,649	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	94.38	1,273	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	58.93	660	38

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$1,075	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	225.09/cwt	222.50–232.50	696	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,293	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	165.63/cwt	161.00–170.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	220.47/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,288	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	231.01/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,453	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	163.96/cwt	158.00–170.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	219.95/cwt	218.00–222.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	979	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,087	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,124	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,188	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	30.08/cwt	24.00–36.00	299	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	47.53/cwt	40.00–53.00	513	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	61.72/cwt	45.00–85.00	701	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,145	105.40/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,207	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	94.09/cwt	77.00–106.50	1,273	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,312	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	96.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,649	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,075.00/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,075	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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 94Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 25Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	210.00	210.00
4	—	559	201.00	201.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
2	—	370	218.00–222.00	219.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	158.00–170.00	163.96
1	—	340	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	200.00–240.00	220.47
6	—	629	210.00–242.00	231.01
3	—	415	250.00	250.00
1	—	250	232.50	232.50
4	—	309	222.50–232.50	225.09
10	—	503	265.00	265.00
16	—	486	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	161.00–170.00	165.63
1	—	335	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	101.00–110.00	105.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	90.00	90.00
30	—	1,135	45.00–85.00	61.72
5	—	1,080	40.00–53.00	47.53
2	—	993	24.00–36.00	30.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	80.00	80.00
26	—	1,353	77.00–106.50	94.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	95.00–100.00	96.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,750	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	925.00–1,225.00	1,075.00

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.