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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 2

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale Next Week August 9, 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 $167.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −66.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$167.50

6 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.50

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	408	172.00	701	5thin
Medium and Large 2	630	145.00	914	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale6 hd

167.50

—

WV average4 barns · 60 hd

195.00

−27.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−66.89

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	1,760	125.09	2,202	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	99.80	1,403	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	91.91	1,483	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	71.94	869	4thin

Every lot

16 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 and Large 1-2	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,083	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	125.09/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,202	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	83.88/cwt	71.00–94.00	996	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	737	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	99.80/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,403	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	91.91/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,483	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 12

Fat Cattle Sale Next Week August 9, 2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
2	—	420	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
4	—	361	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	212.50	212.50
1	—	260	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	124.00–126.00	125.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	86.00–110.00	99.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	91.00–93.00	91.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,188	71.00–94.00	83.88

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.