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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 21

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 13 vs year ago 29 · −44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 44▲ 15 vs year ago 23 · +65.2%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Lamb & goat sale

*NO SALE JULY 5, 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 $149.77/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −84.61 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$149.77

11 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	155.71	782	7thin
Medium and Large 3	425	150.00	638	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	148.75	837	2thin
Small 2	420	110.00	462	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $320 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 sale11 hd

149.77

—

WV average5 barns · 101 hd

184.73

−34.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−84.61

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	—	High	1,823	134.75	2,456	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	93.42	1,315	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	71.77	1,136	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	63.97	681	10

Every lot

20 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	613	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	965	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	139.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	129.63/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,371	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	807	48.45/cwt	47.00–50.00	391	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	866	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	63.97/cwt	51.00–76.00	742	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	99.29/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,341	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	88.13/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,286	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	71.77/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,136	3

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 23

Special Lamb & goat sale

*NO SALE JULY 5, 2023*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	65.00–76.00	71.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,459	79.00–94.00	88.13
9	—	1,351	92.00–102.00	99.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	47.00–50.00	48.45
1	—	912	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,160	51.00–76.00	63.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,816	130.00–150.00	139.87
3	—	1,829	129.00–131.00	129.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	705	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	157.50	157.50
2	—	405	167.50	167.50
1	—	525	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	150.00–160.00	155.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	155.00	155.00

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.