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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 21

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

1,126 head

▲ 1,126 vs last sale 0▼ 100 vs year ago 1,226 · −8.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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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 $223.75/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$223.75

501 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$64.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	231.70	1,293	225
Medium 1	435	228.08	992	44
Medium and Large 2	488	222.29	1,086	172
Medium and Large 1-2	513	215.68	1,106	13thin
Medium and Large 3	519	198.69	1,032	31
Small 1-2	469	173.72	814	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	167.14	1,108	7thin

One grade step is worth $64.55/cwt here — about $185 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 sale501 hd

223.75

—

WV average5 barns · 845 hd

215.22

+8.53

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	226.54/cwt	200.00–235.00	802	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	890	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	420	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,283	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	183.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,246	29
Steers	—	Medium 1	479	289.05/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,385	43
Steers	—	Large 1	488	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,132	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	527	267.28/cwt	230.00–268.50	1,409	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,293	26
Steers	—	Small 1-2	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	212.61/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,184	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	209.41/cwt	182.50–212.00	1,215	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	584	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,486	46
Steers	—	Large 1	593	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,423	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	593	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	937	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	602	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,061	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,011	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,623	4
Steers	—	Large 2	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	3
Steers	—	Large 1	656	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,660	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,497	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,417	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,715	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,565	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	810	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,682	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	814	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	199.77/cwt	170.00–207.50	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	214.15/cwt	207.50–217.50	878	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	962	48
Heifers	—	Medium 1	423	229.17/cwt	217.00–230.00	969	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	781	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	435	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	448	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	927	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	488	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,113	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	220.76/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,080	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,156	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,096	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	546	221.46/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,209	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	554	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,136	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,220	29
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	559	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	234.82/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,320	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,304	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,459	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,338	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	718	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,163	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,408	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	757	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,219	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	810	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	206.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	887	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	164.70/cwt	162.50–165.00	868	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,047	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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 1,126Last week 0Year ago 1,226

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	656	253.00	253.00
4	—	488	232.00	232.00
5	—	593	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	142.50	142.50
6	—	543	140.00	140.00
2	—	325	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	182.50–212.00	209.41
8	—	354	200.00–235.00	226.54
3	—	423	237.50	237.50
1	—	615	172.50	172.50
5	—	742	191.00	191.00
26	—	532	243.00	243.00
12	—	670	223.50	223.50
29	—	472	264.00	264.00
1	—	345	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	121.00	121.00
2	—	593	158.00	158.00
4	—	458	180.00–185.00	183.70
2	—	420	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	819	218.00	218.00
9	—	557	212.50–213.00	212.61
8	—	749	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	175.00	175.00
3	—	622	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	584	254.50	254.50
1	—	810	192.00	192.00
43	—	479	250.00–292.00	289.05
40	—	420	305.00–306.00	305.50
32	—	527	230.00–268.50	267.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	230.00	230.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	252.00	252.00
8	—	858	196.00	196.00
6	—	356	250.00	250.00
26	—	749	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	160.00	160.00
16	—	527	162.50–165.00	164.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	222.50	222.50
16	—	430	200.00–210.00	206.35
1	—	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	205.00	205.00
5	—	655	213.00	213.00
5	—	364	170.00–207.50	199.77
10	—	448	207.00	207.00
4	—	718	162.00	162.00
1	—	325	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	182.50	182.50
5	—	757	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	637	210.00	210.00
48	—	420	229.00	229.00
29	—	557	219.00	219.00
57	—	489	214.00–221.00	220.76
14	—	350	232.50	232.50
3	—	512	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	601	217.00	217.00
6	—	410	207.50–217.50	214.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	228.00	228.00
33	—	423	217.00–230.00	229.17
4	—	546	218.00–232.00	221.46
3	—	345	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	192.50	192.50
4	—	559	164.00	164.00
2	—	338	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	494	234.00	234.00
84	—	562	232.00–235.00	234.82
8	—	741	190.00	190.00
47	—	637	229.00	229.00

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.