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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 26

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 45▲ 10 vs year ago 12 · +83.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.72/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −73.66 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$160.72

9 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.76

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	441	163.63	721	8thin
Medium and Large 2	305	137.50	419	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $302 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 sale9 hd

160.72

—

WV average4 barns · 179 hd

213.49

−52.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−73.66

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	1,589	127.68	2,028	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,464	115.91	1,697	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	95.00	1,145	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	175.22/cwt	142.50–207.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	917	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	116.57/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,694	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	149.89/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	101.86/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,426	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,552	121.53/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,886	5

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	282	200.00	200.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	152.50	152.50
2	—	460	167.50	167.50
2	—	603	152.00	152.00
3	—	352	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
2	—	518	142.50–207.00	175.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	109.00–128.00	116.57
2	—	1,860	144.00–156.00	149.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	94.00–106.00	101.86
5	—	1,552	117.00–126.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	95.00	95.00

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.