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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 12

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 33▲ 41 vs year ago 40 · +102.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.50/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$112.50

9 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$53.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	590	126.25	745	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	435	109.00	474	1thin
Medium and Large 2	830	73.00	606	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.25/cwt here — about $139 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 sale9 hd

112.50

—

WV average4 barns · 27 hd

106.46

+6.04

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−96.83

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,800	77.32	1,392	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	61.63	853	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	56.00	958	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	49.94	604	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	141.83	2,071	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	140.46	1,823	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	136.00	1,584	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,413	142.39	2,012	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	141.80	2,124	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,315	135.00	1,775	1thin

Every lot

24 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	113.96/cwt	109.00–119.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	955	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,775	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,413	142.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,012	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,430	141.07/cwt	139.50–146.00	2,017	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,686	143.79/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,424	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,165	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,584	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	140.46/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,823	10
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,949	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,471	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,081	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	957	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	82.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,506	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,075	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	892	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	52.13/cwt	40.00–60.00	644	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	61.31/cwt	44.00–73.00	849	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	818	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	958	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 - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 33Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	124.50	124.50
1	—	480	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
2	—	630	109.00–119.00	113.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,819	80.00–85.00	82.78
1	—	1,725	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	40.00–60.00	52.13
1	—	1,080	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,385	44.00–73.00	61.31
1	—	1,670	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,298	140.00–141.50	140.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	146.00	146.00
12	—	1,471	141.00–142.00	141.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	139.00–145.00	142.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,430	139.50–146.00	141.07
4	—	1,686	143.00–146.00	143.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	135.00	135.00

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.