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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 11

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 21 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 1 vs year ago 17 · +5.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slow trading today with moderate buyer attendance. Slightly higher offering with an increase of sheep and goats. No market test on Feeders, Slaughter Cows trending $4 per cwt lower, Bulls sold steady. Piglets by the head up to $18.

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 $145.60/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.79 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$145.60

10 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−77.82

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	156.00	1,010	6thin
Medium and Large 2	483	145.00	700	2thin
Small 1	438	115.00	504	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $507 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 sale10 hd

145.60

—

WV average5 barns · 1,278 hd

223.42

−77.82

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−88.79

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	1,570	107.41	1,686	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	81.50	1,240	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	67.44	845	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	44.19	434	4thin

Every lot

23 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 1Fleshy	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	111.12/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,800	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	40.92/cwt	40.00–42.00	387	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	591	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	67.37/cwt	65.00–71.00	830	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	57.73/cwt	54.00–62.00	727	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	77.24/cwt	76.00–79.00	987	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,214	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	80.66/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,248	3

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
1	—	670	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	188.00	188.00
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
2	—	685	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	110.00–112.00	111.12
1	—	1,470	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,547	80.00–82.00	80.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	54.00	54.00
3	—	945	40.00–42.00	40.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	76.00–79.00	77.24
2	—	1,260	54.00–62.00	57.73
3	—	1,232	65.00–71.00	67.37

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.