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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 12

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 28Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 11 vs year ago 7 · +157.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 12▲ 35 vs year ago 11 · +318.2%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fed cattle sale results included

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 $148.75/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.64 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$148.75

8 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$724

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4

$110.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−63.77

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	521	180.00	938	5thin
Medium 1-2	490	140.00	686	1thin
Medium 4	390	80.00	312	1thin
Small 4	305	70.00	214	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.00/cwt here — about $724 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 sale8 hd

148.75

—

WV average2 barns · 185 hd

212.52

−63.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−85.64

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	1,428	112.49	1,607	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	91.28	1,246	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	82.99	1,007	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,266	182.07	2,304	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	173.45	2,348	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,286	157.78	2,029	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	194.78	2,921	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,609	182.93	2,943	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	164.81	2,149	2thin

Every lot

22 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 4Thin Fleshed	310	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 4	305	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	214	1
Heifers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	938	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 4	570	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	467	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,304	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,149	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,441	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,738	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,529	197.17/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,015	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,609	182.93/cwt	176.00–194.00	2,943	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,262	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,259	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,269	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,349	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,286	157.78/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,029	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,339	175.92/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,356	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,392	166.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,323	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	105.24/cwt	70.00–127.00	1,361	6
Bulls	—	—	2,240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	82.99/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,007	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	88.46/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,196	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	95.52/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,323	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 12Year ago 11

Fed cattle sale results included

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	70.00–127.00	105.24
1	—	2,240	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	82.00–84.00	82.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	94.00–97.00	95.52
3	—	1,352	82.00–96.00	88.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,269	180.00–190.00	185.14
2	—	1,262	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	166.00–185.00	175.92
3	—	1,392	164.00–170.00	166.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,286	156.00–160.00	157.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,441	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,529	194.00–200.00	197.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,304	160.00–170.00	164.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,609	176.00–194.00	182.93

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.