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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 29

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882

← Mar 8Mar 29May 10 →

Receipts

103 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 82▲ 85 vs year ago 18 · +472.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Special Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026

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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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	161.80	2,301	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	145.40	1,662	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,625	164.27	2,669	66
Steers	Choice	Average	1,402	160.07	2,244	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,133	125.00	1,416	3thin

Every lot

8 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,133	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,416	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,402	160.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,244	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,582	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,579	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	164.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,676	61
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,143	145.40/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,662	13
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,394	161.82/cwt	161.00–162.50	2,256	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,424	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,264	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,545	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,542	2

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV

Wed Mar 29, 2023

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

Receipts 103Last week 82Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,394	161.00–162.50	161.82
2	—	1,545	164.50	164.50
2	—	1,424	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	133.00–153.00	145.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	155.00–162.00	160.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,628	160.00–170.00	164.37
5	—	1,582	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	125.00	125.00

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.