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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 19

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 18▲ 32 vs year ago 13 · +246.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 46▼ 60 vs year ago 78 · −76.9%

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 $237.88/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +3.15 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$237.88

30 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$872

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

$114.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

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	627	241.69	1,516	29
Medium and Large 3	505	127.50	644	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.19/cwt here — about $872 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 sale30 hd

237.88

—

WV average5 barns · 155 hd

227.47

+10.41

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

+3.15

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	1,890	126.00	2,381	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,960	106.00	2,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,572	103.54	1,628	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,542	89.15	1,375	4thin

Every lot

19 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	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	253.77/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,363	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,331	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	742	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,725	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	209.33/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,007	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,269	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	685	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,542	89.15/cwt	70.00–96.00	1,375	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	103.04/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,616	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,766	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,078	1

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 46Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
6	—	481	202.50–212.50	209.33
3	—	597	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
1	—	590	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	742	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	245.00	245.00
7	—	537	230.00–257.50	253.77
1	—	455	245.00	245.00
2	—	598	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,542	70.00–96.00	89.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,568	97.00–107.00	103.04
1	—	1,620	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	106.00	106.00

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.