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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 21Oct 28Dec 9 →

Receipts

593 head

▲ 593 vs last sale 0▲ 149 vs year ago 444 · +33.6%

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 $202.11/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$202.11

318 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	541	218.43	1,182	132
Medium and Large 1-2	683	217.55	1,486	51
Medium and Large 2	481	193.49	930	72
Medium and Large 3	494	176.55	872	20
Small 1-2	453	170.78	774	25
Small and Medium 2-3	530	145.00	769	18thin

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about $414 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 sale318 hd

202.11

—

WV average6 barns · 619 hd

197.50

+4.61

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	431	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	—	Large 1	473	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,171	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	251.47/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,200	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	480	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,262	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	529	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,415	15
Steers	—	Large 1	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	254.57/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,482	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,396	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	593	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,275	2
Steers	—	Large 1	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,175	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	666	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,332	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,701	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	190.39/cwt	150.00–220.00	1,278	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,564	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	846	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,523	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	865	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	197.92/cwt	177.50–201.00	813	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	428	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	920	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	446	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	798	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	953	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	198.37/cwt	180.00–200.00	968	20
Heifers	—	Medium 1	498	200.95/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,001	36
Heifers	—	Medium 1	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	196.37/cwt	177.50–201.00	1,104	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	565	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	567	229.61/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,302	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	636	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,447	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	641	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,179	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,157	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,196	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,342	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,554	41
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	198.93/cwt	190.00–202.50	891	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	211.62/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,136	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,130	2

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 593Last week 0Year ago 444

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	255.00	255.00
2	—	613	220.00	220.00
2	—	473	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	200.00	200.00
2	—	593	215.00	215.00
2	—	758	185.00	185.00
1	—	375	202.50	202.50
5	—	431	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	225.00	225.00
4	—	584	239.00	239.00
4	—	846	180.00	180.00
3	—	615	191.00	191.00
9	—	477	240.00–257.50	251.47
3	—	425	250.00	250.00
5	—	671	150.00–220.00	190.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	202.50	202.50
2	—	238	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	667	255.00	255.00
6	—	741	211.00	211.00
26	—	582	240.00–256.00	254.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	267.50	267.50
11	—	480	263.00	263.00
1	—	865	192.50	192.50
5	—	433	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
3	—	353	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	498	200.00–201.00	200.95
29	—	636	227.50	227.50
47	—	567	221.00–230.00	229.61
16	—	428	215.00	215.00
3	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	530	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	488	180.00–200.00	198.37
14	—	562	177.50–201.00	196.37
4	—	353	165.00	165.00
18	—	411	177.50–201.00	197.92
9	—	643	180.00	180.00
7	—	339	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	156.00	156.00
2	—	568	160.00	160.00
7	—	366	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	184.00	184.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
6	—	641	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	446	179.00	179.00
3	—	665	159.00	159.00
9	—	353	165.00	165.00
3	—	565	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	703	221.00	221.00
3	—	472	202.00	202.00
7	—	658	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	537	180.00–220.00	211.62
7	—	448	190.00–202.50	198.93
2	—	558	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	130.00	130.00

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.