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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 3

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%

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 $140.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.60 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$140.79

7 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	755	146.00	1,102	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	136.88	763	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $339 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 sale7 hd

140.79

—

WV average1 barns · 7 hd

140.79

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−93.60

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	1,678	112.87	1,894	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	87.00	1,483	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	85.12	1,153	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,112	52.25	581	11

Every lot

16 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	873	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	112.87/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,894	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	20.43/cwt	20.00–21.00	163	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	807	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	45.84/cwt	41.00–50.00	523	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	61.36/cwt	59.00–64.00	742	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	84.13/cwt	70.00–91.00	1,137	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,325	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,483	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 Jan 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,352	70.00–91.00	84.13
1	—	1,380	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	20.00–21.00	20.43
2	—	1,140	41.00–50.00	45.84
1	—	1,090	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,210	59.00–64.00	61.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	108.00–117.00	112.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	127.50	127.50
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	157.50	157.50
1	—	545	157.50	157.50
1	—	675	145.00	145.00

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.