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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 15

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Receipts

2,183 head

▲ 2,183 vs last sale 0▲ 651 vs year ago 1,532 · +42.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

High demand for light fleshed cattle. Special sales 2 Saturdays of April 2023

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 $193.97/cwt on 1,116 head.

Average price

$193.97

1,116 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$39.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	484	202.04	978	48
Medium and Large 2	558	198.01	1,104	243
Medium and Large 1	593	197.78	1,172	264
Medium and Large 3	498	192.53	958	60
Medium and Large 1-2	664	190.11	1,263	475
Small 1-2	503	185.09	932	16thin
Medium and Large 3-4	462	162.50	750	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.54/cwt here — about $228 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 sale1,116 hd

193.97

—

WV average4 barns · 1,318 hd

192.02

+1.95

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

Every lot

94 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	392	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	396	246.38/cwt	175.00–253.00	976	11
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,122	20
Steers	—	Medium 1	418	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,112	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,276	18
Steers	—	Medium 1	490	268.24/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,314	27
Steers	—	Small 1-2	491	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	859	6
Steers	—	Large 1	493	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,297	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	269.76/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,343	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	502	250.58/cwt	200.00–263.00	1,258	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	264.97/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,373	22
Steers	—	Large 2	520	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	556	233.04/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,296	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	560	260.69/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,460	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	264.25/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,485	67
Steers	—	Small 1-2	562	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	260.88/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,477	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	269.04/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,552	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	161.17/cwt	150.00–173.00	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	257.65/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,623	82
Steers	—	Small 1-2	631	193.88/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,223	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	229.19/cwt	182.50–230.00	1,476	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	247.10/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,594	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	205.66/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,370	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	253.07/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,698	80
Steers	—	Medium 1	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	218.48/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,588	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	744	198.49/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,477	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	193.75/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,515	25
Steers	—	Small 1-2	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	186.97/cwt	184.00–187.50	1,548	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,438	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	863	156.67/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,352	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	899	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,124	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	924	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,506	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	342	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	770	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	347	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	795	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	354	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	371	208.12/cwt	200.00–212.50	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	208.30/cwt	207.50–210.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	936	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	897	28
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	441	192.93/cwt	192.50–193.00	851	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	927	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,009	35
Heifers	—	Medium 1	486	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	948	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,041	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	210.92/cwt	181.00–211.50	1,038	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	211.42/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,131	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	552	185.50/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,024	17
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	552	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	988	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	563	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,081	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	205.83/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,169	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	199.00/cwt	150.00–202.00	1,130	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	206.78/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,303	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	639	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	181.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,167	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,290	72
Heifers	—	Medium 1	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	198.30/cwt	195.00–203.50	1,344	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,207	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	739	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,035	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,208	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	158.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,179	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1	748	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,242	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	161.61/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,249	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,086	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,262	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	849	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,316	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	931	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,341	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,373	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,111	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,211	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,281	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	173.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,441	10

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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 15, 2023

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

Receipts 2,183Last week 0Year ago 1,532

High demand for light fleshed cattle. Special sales 2 Saturdays of April 2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	200.00–212.50	208.12
13	—	342	225.00	225.00
21	—	563	192.00	192.00
4	—	486	195.00	195.00
2	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	748	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	644	180.00–185.00	181.20
49	—	492	181.00–211.50	210.92
8	—	849	155.00	155.00
21	—	347	229.00	229.00
29	—	418	224.00	224.00
3	—	387	207.50–210.00	208.30
15	—	743	150.00–160.00	158.71
4	—	931	144.00	144.00
56	—	568	150.00–202.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	773	145.00–174.00	161.61
33	—	535	207.00–221.00	211.42
7	—	842	129.00	129.00
12	—	947	145.00	145.00
18	—	736	164.00	164.00
70	—	678	195.00–203.50	198.30
119	—	630	202.00–216.00	206.78
55	—	568	185.00–217.00	205.83
35	—	467	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	847	149.00	149.00
65	—	492	211.50	211.50
39	—	741	163.00	163.00
50	—	565	209.00	209.00
28	—	422	212.50	212.50
72	—	653	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	179.00	179.00
7	—	441	192.50–193.00	192.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	140.00	140.00
11	—	354	223.00	223.00
25	—	466	199.00	199.00
17	—	552	150.00–190.00	185.50
1	—	500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
4	—	265	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	248.00	248.00
3	—	302	210.00	210.00
2	—	603	212.50	212.50
6	—	548	221.00	221.00
10	—	832	170.00–178.00	173.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	260.00–262.00	260.69
1	—	1,075	152.00	152.00
8	—	340	260.00	260.00
27	—	490	222.50–270.00	268.24
4	—	511	250.00	250.00
17	—	418	266.00	266.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
4	—	924	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	175.00	175.00
3	—	392	200.00	200.00
3	—	562	210.00	210.00
5	—	631	187.50–220.00	193.88
3	—	805	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	497	261.00	261.00
67	—	562	262.50–265.00	264.25
83	—	645	241.00–250.00	247.10
13	—	841	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	650	215.00	215.00
2	—	618	150.00–173.00	161.17
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
13	—	556	200.00–236.00	233.04
18	—	485	263.00	263.00
11	—	396	175.00–253.00	246.38
9	—	899	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	782	185.00–197.00	193.75
105	—	828	184.00–187.50	186.97
22	—	518	210.00–270.00	264.97
48	—	727	201.00–230.00	218.48
80	—	671	230.00–258.00	253.07
82	—	630	230.00–258.00	257.65
36	—	577	265.00–270.00	269.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	644	182.50–230.00	229.19
4	—	666	200.00–207.50	205.66
33	—	744	175.00–200.00	198.49
1	—	755	177.00	177.00
58	—	863	153.00–169.00	156.67
9	—	342	270.00	270.00
40	—	498	225.00–272.00	269.76
45	—	566	245.00–262.00	260.88
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
10	—	502	200.00–263.00	250.58
20	—	414	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	150.00	150.00

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.