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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 28

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 21Jun 28Jul 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 21 vs year ago 1 · +2,100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 38▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NO SALE JULY 5, 2023*

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 $201.15/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −33.58 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$201.15

13 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	220.00	1,199	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	190.00	1,027	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.00	638	1thin
Small and Medium 2	530	115.00	610	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $590 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 sale13 hd

201.15

—

WV average3 barns · 51 hd

214.64

−13.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−33.58

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	1,820	120.69	2,197	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	91.86	1,364	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	59.66	625	5thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,263	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,036	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,127	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	120.69/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,197	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	344	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	65.58/cwt	54.00–76.00	702	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	91.86/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,364	4

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 1

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 38Year ago 3

*NO SALE JULY 5, 2023*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	220.00	220.00
6	—	574	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
2	—	468	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	114.00–125.00	120.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	84.00–101.00	91.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	54.00–76.00	65.58
1	—	955	36.00	36.00

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.