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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 27

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 14 vs year ago 11 · +127.3%

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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 $129.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −105.05 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$129.33

3 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$862

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$120.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−83.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	570	191.00	1,089	1thin
Medium 2	525	126.00	662	1thin
Small and Medium 2	320	71.00	227	1thin

One grade step is worth $120.00/cwt here — about $862 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 sale3 hd

129.33

—

WV average8 barns · 1,336 hd

213.22

−83.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−105.05

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	1,745	106.65	1,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	86.18	1,187	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,930	82.00	1,583	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	59.85	636	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,725	110.00	1,898	2thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	345	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	320	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	227	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	570	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,089	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,898	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	116.47/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	31.94/cwt	22.00–41.00	310	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	53.64/cwt	50.00–56.00	578	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	84.93/cwt	83.00–87.00	924	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	72.01/cwt	65.00–78.00	798	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	94.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,150	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	83.20/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,194	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,583	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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	116.00–117.00	116.47
1	—	1,810	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,435	78.00–88.00	83.20
3	—	1,222	90.00–100.00	94.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	50.00–56.00	53.64
2	—	970	22.00–41.00	31.94
2	—	1,108	65.00–78.00	72.01
2	—	1,088	83.00–87.00	84.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	209.00	209.00

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.