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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 14

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 96▼ 77 vs year ago 101 · −76.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 72▼ 41 vs year ago 85 · −48.2%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle special included in report

*Special Sheep and Goat sale next Wednesday June 21, 2023

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −46.18 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$163.15

16 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

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	405	197.50	800	6thin
Medium and Large 2	424	152.99	648	7thin
Medium and Large 3	485	119.75	581	2thin
Large 2	570	115.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $144 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 sale16 hd

163.15

—

WV average5 barns · 60 hd

167.01

−3.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−46.18

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	2,136	120.48	2,573	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,536	84.33	1,295	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	81.00	1,029	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	76.32	972	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,425	179.27	2,555	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,550	174.00	2,697	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	172.87	2,370	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,564	185.58	2,902	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	176.94	2,682	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,155	168.00	1,940	1thin

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	342	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	800	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	137.98/cwt	122.50–152.50	642	2
Bulls	—	Large 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,516	176.94/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,682	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,564	185.58/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,902	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,371	172.87/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,370	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,425	179.27/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,555	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,136	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,573	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,029	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	76.32/cwt	71.00–83.00	972	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,536	84.33/cwt	71.00–92.00	1,295	15

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 96Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 72Year ago 85

Fat Cattle special included in report

*Special Sheep and Goat sale next Wednesday June 21, 2023

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,273	71.00–83.00	76.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,536	71.00–92.00	84.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,371	165.00–178.00	172.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	173.00–183.00	179.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,136	120.00–121.00	120.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	171.00–184.00	176.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,564	181.00–190.00	185.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	182.50	182.50
4	—	395	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	122.50	122.50
1	—	380	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	342	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	122.50–152.50	137.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

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.