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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 6

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 31 vs year ago 33 · −93.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 22▲ 68 vs year ago 13 · +523.1%

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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 $91.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −143.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$91.00

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−101.12

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 4	785	91.00	714	1thin

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 sale1 hd

91.00

—

WV average5 barns · 195 hd

192.12

−101.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−143.39

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,665	92.00	1,532	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	70.97	998	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,320	63.00	832	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	170.00	2,151	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	172.61	2,610	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,679	170.76	2,868	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,265	148.00	1,872	2thin

Every lot

12 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 4	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Steers	—	Select	1,270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,727	1
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,502	173.90/cwt	170.00–175.50	2,612	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,536	169.56/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,604	8
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeNatural	1,543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,700	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,701	170.09/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,893	38
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,532	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	832	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	70.97/cwt	65.00–77.00	998	4

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 15Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 22Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	65.00–77.00	70.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	62.00–64.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,502	170.00–175.50	173.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	168.00–172.00	169.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,701	169.00–174.00	170.09

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.