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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 22

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 15Apr 22Sep 25 →

Receipts

780 head

▲ 780 vs last sale 0▲ 296 vs year ago 484 · +61.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.97/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$188.97

357 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$35.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	193.76	1,067	126
Medium and Large 3	496	193.00	958	19thin
Medium and Large 2	544	192.12	1,045	71
Medium 1	355	186.28	661	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	658	183.87	1,210	125
Small 1-2	566	158.50	897	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $170 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 sale357 hd

188.97

—

WV average7 barns · 1,156 hd

185.15

+3.82

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

Every lot

71 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	349	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	881	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	351	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	913	7
Steers	—	Large 1	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	401	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,113	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	997	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	269.61/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,138	19
Steers	—	Medium 1	423	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,134	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Steers	—	Large 1	485	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,217	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,321	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,307	34
Steers	—	Small 1-2	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	223.19/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,181	9
Steers	—	Large 1	535	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,289	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,430	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,406	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	18
Steers	—	Large 1	575	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,501	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,557	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	585	256.34/cwt	200.00–264.00	1,500	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,614	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,293	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,027	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,421	7
Steers	—	Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	207.80/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,363	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	661	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,507	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,713	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,646	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	761	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,522	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,352	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,554	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	373	190.10/cwt	185.00–195.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	204.33/cwt	204.00–207.50	850	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	189.18/cwt	185.00–217.00	796	23
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	942	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	874	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	202.06/cwt	200.00–214.00	978	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	982	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,051	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,083	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	194.85/cwt	173.00–196.00	1,097	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,119	35
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	573	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	968	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	198.60/cwt	171.00–204.00	1,174	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	198.07/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,218	33
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	624	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	936	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,218	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,081	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,229	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,210	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,302	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,118	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	211.33/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,323	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,151	5

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 22, 2023

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

Receipts 780Last week 0Year ago 484

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	416	204.00–207.50	204.33
15	—	496	198.00	198.00
5	—	359	180.00	180.00
20	—	563	173.00–196.00	194.85
11	—	631	193.00	193.00
9	—	736	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	547	198.00	198.00
33	—	615	195.00–204.00	198.07
21	—	710	167.00	167.00
18	—	591	171.00–204.00	198.60
5	—	688	180.00	180.00
2	—	455	192.00	192.00
1	—	278	180.00	180.00
28	—	804	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	171.00	171.00
2	—	353	155.00	155.00
6	—	531	198.00	198.00
8	—	455	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	150.00	150.00
2	—	443	165.00	165.00
2	—	573	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	484	200.00–214.00	202.06
13	—	738	164.00	164.00
21	—	652	200.00	200.00
23	—	421	185.00–217.00	189.18
35	—	571	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	349	185.00	185.00
2	—	373	185.00–195.00	190.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	241.00	241.00
1	—	375	252.50	252.50
4	—	575	261.00	261.00
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	485	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	265.00	265.00
5	—	682	249.00	249.00
10	—	729	235.00	235.00
8	—	866	179.50	179.50
9	—	529	222.50–224.00	223.19
26	—	628	257.00	257.00
9	—	581	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	351	260.00	260.00
16	—	656	194.00–211.00	207.80
8	—	493	268.00	268.00
6	—	761	200.00	200.00
7	—	637	203.00	203.00
9	—	401	277.50	277.50
14	—	560	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
3	—	407	245.00	245.00
2	—	338	185.00	185.00
2	—	638	161.00	161.00
3	—	525	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	495	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	255.00	255.00
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
8	—	585	200.00–264.00	256.34
13	—	661	228.00	228.00
2	—	423	268.00	268.00
4	—	349	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	495	264.00	264.00
7	—	646	220.00	220.00
18	—	567	260.00	260.00
5	—	840	161.00	161.00
19	—	422	267.00–277.00	269.61
13	—	748	220.00	220.00
6	—	548	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	244.00	244.00
5	—	767	150.00	150.00
5	—	545	215.00	215.00
9	—	626	210.00–212.00	211.33
1	—	585	200.00	200.00

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.