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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 1

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 18 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 113▼ 14 vs year ago 32 · −43.8%

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 $146.99/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$146.99

11 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 3

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.66

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	160.00	816	4thin
Medium 2	405	143.24	580	6thin
Medium 3	300	117.50	353	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $464 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 sale11 hd

146.99

—

WV average6 barns · 614 hd

197.66

−50.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−87.39

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	1,665	90.00	1,499	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	81.97	976	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	74.75	726	9thin

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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	422	148.81/cwt	132.50–157.50	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	42.43/cwt	39.00–45.00	352	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	925	98.14/cwt	87.00–106.00	908	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,010	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,121	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	73.36/cwt	64.00–82.00	791	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	77.82/cwt	71.00–81.00	946	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,499	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 113Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
1	—	460	122.50	122.50
3	—	422	132.50–157.50	148.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	87.00–106.00	98.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	64.00–82.00	73.36
2	—	830	39.00–45.00	42.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	71.00–81.00	77.82

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.