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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 4

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 7 vs year ago 22 · +31.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slow day of light trading on a light run, few more head in the run than last reported. No market test on Feeders due to a wide variety of quality and buyer interest. Slaughter Cattle lower this week, Cows by $8-$12 lower per cwt and Bulls lowering by $5. A better market test for those interested will be this Saturday's Special Feeder Cattle sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.78/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −61.56 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$147.78

5 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.26

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	147.78	876	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

147.78

—

WV average5 barns · 145 hd

188.04

−40.26

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−61.56

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,718	96.56	1,659	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	72.25	996	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	71.34	824	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	61.75	662	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,370	85.24	1,168	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,880	85.00	1,598	1thin

Every lot

21 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 and Large 1	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.44/cwt	121.00–169.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,598	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,370	85.24/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,168	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,857	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	61.80/cwt	21.00–95.00	1,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	111.59/cwt	101.00–117.00	2,048	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	82.49/cwt	79.00–86.00	757	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	71.73/cwt	65.00–81.00	777	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	49.12/cwt	45.00–55.00	539	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	60.55/cwt	53.00–65.00	695	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	82.57/cwt	75.00–91.00	969	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	59.72/cwt	55.00–64.00	723	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	72.25/cwt	61.00–81.00	996	4

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	121.00–169.00	144.44
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
1	—	925	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
1	—	300	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
1	—	860	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	101.00–117.00	111.59
1	—	1,535	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,633	21.00–95.00	61.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	55.00–64.00	59.72
2	—	1,083	65.00–81.00	71.73
2	—	1,173	75.00–91.00	82.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	45.00–55.00	49.12
3	—	1,148	53.00–65.00	60.55
2	—	918	79.00–86.00	82.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	61.00–81.00	72.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	83.00–91.00	85.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	85.00	85.00

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.