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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 7

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Sep 25Oct 7Oct 14 →

Receipts

2,311 head

▲ 1,737 vs last sale 574▲ 733 vs year ago 1,578 · +46.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 860.00/cwt steer deleted

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 $252.01/cwt on 1,203 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.39 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$252.01

1,203 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$78.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	564	263.75	1,487	308
Medium and Large 1	534	262.07	1,399	275
Large 1	576	253.56	1,461	251
Medium and Large 2	497	244.23	1,213	229
Medium and Large 1-2	719	222.01	1,596	113
Medium and Large 3	502	197.24	990	17thin
Large 2	680	190.00	1,292	1thin
Small 1-2	535	185.22	992	9thin

One grade step is worth $78.52/cwt here — about $495 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 sale1,203 hd

252.01

—

WV average5 barns · 1,692 hd

249.66

+2.35

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−88.39

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	936	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,053	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	378	239.90/cwt	225.00–255.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	263.74/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,084	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,184	11
Steers	—	Large 1	421	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,183	20
Steers	—	Medium 1	422	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,270	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	260.52/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,237	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	275.87/cwt	275.50–278.00	1,319	113
Steers	—	Large 1	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	24
Steers	—	Medium 1	529	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,381	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	239.90/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,271	41
Steers	—	Large 1	537	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,383	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,053	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	543	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,037	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,420	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	554	259.83/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,439	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	224.31/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,297	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	248.37/cwt	235.00–249.50	1,460	111
Steers	—	Large 1	592	248.51/cwt	241.00–249.50	1,471	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,168	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	643	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,617	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,513	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	202.56/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,311	14
Steers	—	Small 1-2	648	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,121	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Steers	—	Large 1	653	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,606	58
Steers	—	Medium 1	657	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,652	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	224.65/cwt	218.00–225.50	1,514	66
Steers	—	Large 2	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	697	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,331	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,647	11
Steers	—	Large 1	747	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,733	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	212.49/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,609	26
Steers	—	Medium 1	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,847	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,029	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	349	250.82/cwt	210.00–254.00	875	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	826	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	876	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	243.56/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,011	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	247.00/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,035	112
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	437	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	817	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	989	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,188	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,189	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,014	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	44
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	624	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,055	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	225.47/cwt	225.00–225.50	1,434	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	203.06/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,293	32
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	639	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	192.16/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,409	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	737	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,253	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,450	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	863	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,597	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	211.54/cwt	200.00–212.50	943	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,130	4

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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Receipts 2,311Last week 574Year ago 1,578

Correction: 860.00/cwt steer deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	218.00	218.00
14	—	473	209.00	209.00
4	—	545	186.00	186.00
3	—	737	170.00	170.00
4	—	624	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	563	220.00	220.00
7	—	733	181.00–194.00	192.16
41	—	349	210.00–254.00	250.82
101	—	415	224.00–245.00	243.56
2	—	545	200.00	200.00
32	—	637	181.00–215.00	203.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	801	181.00	181.00
5	—	402	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	563	235.00	235.00
8	—	506	235.00	235.00
86	—	636	225.00–225.50	225.47
17	—	748	210.00	210.00
112	—	419	225.00–248.00	247.00
175	—	494	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	187.00	187.00
4	—	580	171.00	171.00
7	—	639	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	171.00	171.00
4	—	661	171.00	171.00
1	—	478	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	446	200.00–212.50	211.54
3	—	348	210.00	210.00
3	—	390	200.00	200.00
3	—	543	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	544	261.00	261.00
111	—	588	235.00–249.50	248.37
113	—	478	275.50–278.00	275.87
15	—	644	235.00	235.00
11	—	419	282.50	282.50
5	—	851	217.00	217.00
10	—	351	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	478	265.00	265.00
72	—	537	257.50	257.50
60	—	592	241.00–249.50	248.51
20	—	421	281.00	281.00
17	—	747	232.00	232.00
58	—	653	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	475	250.00–261.00	260.52
14	—	647	202.00–210.00	202.56
41	—	530	239.00–240.00	239.90
47	—	411	260.00–264.00	263.74
25	—	350	267.50	267.50
44	—	578	200.00–231.00	224.31
10	—	697	191.00	191.00
2	—	320	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	194.00	194.00
3	—	477	200.00	200.00
1	—	640	182.50	182.50
1	—	650	182.50	182.50
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
3	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	191.00	191.00
3	—	648	173.00	173.00
2	—	470	187.50	187.50
1	—	305	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	674	218.00–225.50	224.65
11	—	716	230.00	230.00
26	—	757	212.00–216.00	212.49
10	—	920	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	554	241.00–263.00	259.83
2	—	378	225.00–255.00	239.90
77	—	529	261.00	261.00
60	—	422	301.00	301.00
77	—	657	251.50	251.50
19	—	760	231.00	231.00
15	—	643	251.50	251.50

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.