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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 25

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 17 vs year ago 28 · −60.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 112▲ 28 vs year ago 85 · +32.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report

Special Feeder Sale this Saturday October 28, 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 $116.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −118.05 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$116.33

6 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−97.70

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	629	117.25	737	4thin
Medium and Large 2	435	114.50	498	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about $239 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

116.33

—

WV average5 barns · 852 hd

214.03

−97.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−118.05

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	1,795	103.65	1,861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	79.21	1,030	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	57.05	641	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	180.00	2,308	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,349	176.55	2,382	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,248	160.51	2,003	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,572	181.75	2,857	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	178.65	2,758	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	160.00	2,120	1thin

Every lot

20 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	635	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,162	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,120	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,387	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,441	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	178.65/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,758	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,585	182.15/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,887	43
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,248	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,003	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,308	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,349	176.55/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,382	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	103.65/cwt	77.00–115.00	1,861	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	920	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	34.33/cwt	31.00–39.00	337	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	58.43/cwt	48.00–73.00	671	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	75.01/cwt	64.00–90.00	991	9

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 112Year ago 85

Fat Cattle Sale included in report

Special Feeder Sale this Saturday October 28, 2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,050	102.00	102.00
1	—	430	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	77.00–115.00	103.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,321	64.00–90.00	75.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	31.00–39.00	34.33
24	—	1,149	48.00–73.00	58.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,585	174.00–184.00	182.15
3	—	1,387	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,544	173.00–182.00	178.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	175.00–178.00	176.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	160.00–161.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	180.00	180.00

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.