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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Mon, Sep 25

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 22Sep 25Oct 7 →

Receipts

574 head

▼ 206 vs last sale 780▼ 97 vs year ago 671 · −14.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Sale Graded Feeder sale October 7, 2023

Report for Saturday September 23, 2023

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.75/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.65 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$249.75

340 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$66.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	510	282.14	1,439	7thin
Medium and Large 1	642	268.29	1,723	87
Medium and Large 3	519	257.38	1,335	8thin
Medium 1-2	553	256.00	1,416	3thin
Large 1	600	253.00	1,518	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	772	243.28	1,877	173
Medium and Large 2	750	237.43	1,780	57
Small 1-2	552	215.33	1,188	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.81/cwt here — about $251 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 sale340 hd

249.75

—

WV average7 barns · 1,903 hd

251.56

−1.81

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−90.65

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

Every lot

72 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	416	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,227	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,247	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,443	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,440	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,447	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,584	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	553	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,416	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,604	5
Steers	—	Large 1	600	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	247.02/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,581	20
Steers	—	Small 1-2	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,634	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,714	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,683	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	253.41/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,847	19
Steers	—	Medium 1	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	220.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,916	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	251.47/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,974	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	849	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,004	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,082	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	893	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,822	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,075	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,075	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,108	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,027	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	349	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	785	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	907	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	223.54/cwt	210.00–225.00	946	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,084	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	488	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,103	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,078	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,254	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	215.69/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,206	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,363	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,441	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	659	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,443	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,562	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	693	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,596	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,590	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,599	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,661	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	823	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,653	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	163	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	391	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,238	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	3

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

Mon Sep 25, 2023

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

Receipts 574Last week 780Year ago 671

Next Sale Graded Feeder sale October 7, 2023

Report for Saturday September 23, 2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	196.00	196.00
2	—	450	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	488	226.00	226.00
12	—	659	219.00	219.00
2	—	823	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	214.00	214.00
4	—	559	200.00–221.00	215.69
2	—	818	203.00	203.00
10	—	423	210.00–225.00	223.54
7	—	487	222.50	222.50
1	—	905	155.00	155.00
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
7	—	349	225.00	225.00
6	—	658	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	210.00	210.00
13	—	611	223.00	223.00
10	—	939	176.00	176.00
8	—	688	227.00	227.00
6	—	488	220.00	220.00
5	—	773	191.00	191.00
2	—	448	205.00	205.00
1	—	950	160.00	160.00
15	—	703	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	205.00	205.00
2	—	563	175.00	175.00
2	—	528	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	555	226.00	226.00
10	—	403	225.00	225.00
9	—	743	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	163	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	280.00	280.00
3	—	370	302.50	302.50
2	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	187.50	187.50
3	—	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	240.00	240.00
4	—	460	271.00	271.00
3	—	550	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	295.00	295.00
2	—	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	295.00	295.00
1	—	1,015	186.00	186.00
5	—	592	271.00	271.00
4	—	515	281.00	281.00
2	—	335	250.00	250.00
15	—	1,090	186.00	186.00
7	—	893	204.00	204.00
6	—	684	246.00	246.00
6	—	418	300.00	300.00
5	—	777	215.00–225.00	220.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	785	248.00–254.00	251.47
13	—	965	215.00	215.00
8	—	1,054	200.00	200.00
4	—	560	271.00	271.00
20	—	640	243.00–248.00	247.02
19	—	729	250.00–256.00	253.41
17	—	871	239.00	239.00
57	—	667	257.00	257.00
21	—	943	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	285.00	285.00
15	—	537	295.00	295.00
11	—	481	300.00	300.00
8	—	849	236.00	236.00
21	—	651	251.00	251.00
17	—	779	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	231.00	231.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	225.00	225.00

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.