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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 13

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 81▲ 23 vs year ago 8 · +287.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week, significantly lower offering of Slaughter Cattle made up by gains in Goats. Demand moderate for Cattle while firm for Goats. No market test on Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows averaged $3 higher. Piglets, $7 per head; Heiferettes up to $79 per cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −74.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$160.00

2 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.36

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	170.00	1,097	1thin
Medium and Large 2	590	150.00	885	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $212 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 sale2 hd

160.00

—

WV average4 barns · 198 hd

221.36

−61.36

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−74.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,930	99.50	1,920	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	76.00	1,398	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,380	74.54	1,029	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	61.32	719	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	115.00	1,426	1thin

Every lot

13 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 and Large 2	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	975	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,426	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,681	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	61.32/cwt	56.00–68.00	719	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	64.97/cwt	63.00–68.00	851	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	73.53/cwt	63.00–79.00	1,024	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	80.83/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,130	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,398	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 81Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,955	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,172	56.00–68.00	61.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	63.00–68.00	64.97
6	—	1,398	77.00–86.00	80.83
9	—	1,392	63.00–79.00	73.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	115.00	115.00

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.