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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 26

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 12Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 81▲ 17 vs year ago 23 · +73.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 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 $97.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −136.99 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$97.40

5 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.96

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	605	130.00	787	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	685	116.00	795	1thin
Large 1-2	380	91.00	346	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	950	75.00	713	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $74 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 sale5 hd

97.40

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WV average3 barns · 120 hd

142.36

−44.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−136.99

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

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,805	80.00	1,444	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	65.99	919	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	52.64	556	19

Every lot

16 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	380	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	346	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	72.05/cwt	71.00–73.00	687	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	46.05/cwt	45.00–48.00	440	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	57.45/cwt	50.00–66.00	606	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	28.66/cwt	26.00–31.00	353	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	62.49/cwt	56.00–69.00	866	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	72.98/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,026	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,444	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 81Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	75.00	75.00
1	—	955	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,386	56.00–69.00	62.49
6	—	1,406	70.00–77.00	72.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	50.00–66.00	57.45
2	—	953	71.00–73.00	72.05
3	—	1,230	26.00–31.00	28.66
3	—	955	45.00–48.00	46.05

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.