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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 29

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 35▼ 37 vs year ago 52 · −71.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 96▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%

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 $184.15/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.24 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$184.15

10 head · 349 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.18

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	351	197.00	691	7thin
Medium and Large 2	245	180.00	441	1thin
Medium 2	405	147.50	597	1thin
Small 4	385	135.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $172 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

184.15

—

WV average2 barns · 17 hd

157.97

+26.18

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−50.24

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	85.54	1,199	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,276	70.86	904	4thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	691	7
Heifers	—	Small 4	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	415	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	496	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,123	96.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,088	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,435	73.81/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,059	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	82.80/cwt	73.00–92.00	1,190	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,562	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 96Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	351	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	87.50	87.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	90.00	90.00
14	—	1,437	73.00–92.00	82.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	95.00–100.00	96.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,435	65.00–82.00	73.81

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.