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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 14

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Receipts

108 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 22▲ 77 vs year ago 31 · +248.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Special included*

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	1,353	88.13	1,192	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,507	102.61	1,546	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,273	66.56	848	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,474	175.33	2,584	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,352	170.71	2,309	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	165.00	1,980	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,686	182.59	3,078	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	173.75	2,592	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,447	154.18	2,231	3thin

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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,447	154.18/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,231	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	173.75/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,592	12
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,686	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,078	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,980	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,239	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,362	170.90/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,328	22
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,397	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,431	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,499	175.78/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,635	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	89.49/cwt	68.00–115.00	1,233	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	57.59/cwt	51.00–65.00	707	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,343	80.02/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,075	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	102.61/cwt	87.00–115.00	1,546	19

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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 14, 2024

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

Receipts 108Last week 22Year ago 31

*Fat Cattle Special included*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,686	180.00–185.00	182.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,492	168.00–180.00	173.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	144.00–164.00	154.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,499	174.00–179.00	175.78
5	—	1,397	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	170.00	170.00
22	—	1,362	169.00–173.00	170.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	78.00–82.00	80.02
3	—	1,227	51.00–65.00	57.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,507	87.00–115.00	102.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,378	68.00–115.00	89.49

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.