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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 28Dec 9Apr 6 →

Receipts

204 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 0▼ 240 vs year ago 444 · −54.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows Hi dress: $82-$93; Average dress:$65-$82; Low dress: Average $45.50

Bred cows range from $1000-$1525

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 $187.53/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$187.53

54 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$361

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

$89.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	535	201.53	1,078	23
Medium and Large 2	548	196.27	1,075	19thin
Medium and Large 1	492	182.50	897	4thin
Small 1-2	540	162.50	878	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	155.00	880	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	112.00	1,439	5thin

One grade step is worth $89.53/cwt here — about −$361 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 sale54 hd

187.53

—

WV average5 barns · 428 hd

186.95

+0.58

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	160.81/cwt	21.50–230.00	711	3
Steers	—	Large 1	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,276	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	223.65/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,434	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	442	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	487	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,158	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	555	209.39/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,162	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	626	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,221	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	160.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,005	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,439	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	914	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1

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 Dec 9, 2023

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

Receipts 204Last week 0Year ago 444

Slaughter cows Hi dress: $82-$93; Average dress:$65-$82; Low dress: Average $45.50

Bred cows range from $1000-$1525

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	197.50	197.50
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
5	—	457	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	21.50–230.00	160.81
3	—	543	235.00	235.00
3	—	322	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	210.00–227.50	223.65
2	—	385	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	242.00	242.00
8	—	532	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	175.00	175.00
2	—	360	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	209.00	209.00
2	—	725	150.00	150.00
5	—	476	190.00	190.00
1	—	350	350.00	350.00
2	—	628	150.00–170.00	160.04
3	—	548	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	200.00–212.50	209.39
3	—	442	195.00	195.00
5	—	626	195.00	195.00
7	—	487	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	162.50	162.50

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.