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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 18

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 18▲ 69 vs year ago 43 · +160.5%

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 $177.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −56.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$177.50

4 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.91

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	513	177.50	911	4thin

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 sale4 hd

177.50

—

WV average8 barns · 1,512 hd

217.41

−39.91

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−56.89

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	90.00	1,607	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,427	80.26	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	51.08	557	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	166.00	1,975	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	145.00	1,628	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,629	183.65	2,992	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	180.75	2,693	31

Every lot

14 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	911	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,490	180.75/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,693	31
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,626	183.75/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,988	31
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,651	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,021	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,123	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,628	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,975	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	35.76/cwt	34.00–49.00	355	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	900	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	66.19/cwt	49.00–83.00	799	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	713	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	82.45/cwt	66.00–95.00	1,184	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 18Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	54.00	54.00
12	—	1,436	66.00–95.00	82.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,207	49.00–83.00	66.19
1	—	1,071	84.00	84.00
13	—	993	34.00–49.00	35.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,490	176.00–184.00	180.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	183.00	183.00
31	—	1,626	179.00–190.00	183.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	166.00	166.00

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.