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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 2

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 40▲ 7 vs year ago 34 · +20.6%

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 $127.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −106.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$127.80

5 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

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	595	130.50	776	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $86 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

127.80

—

WV average2 barns · 24 hd

138.37

−10.57

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−106.59

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,601	76.09	1,218	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	69.00	1,239	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	65.35	867	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,163	49.27	573	6thin

Every lot

14 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	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	701	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	83.11/cwt	67.00–100.00	1,387	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	321	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,118	75.83/cwt	68.00–81.00	848	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	435	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	54.41/cwt	38.00–60.00	661	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	63.51/cwt	45.00–72.00	861	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	73.79/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,011	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,239	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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	71.00–76.00	73.79
20	—	1,356	45.00–72.00	63.51
1	—	1,175	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,050	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,214	38.00–60.00	54.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	68.00–81.00	75.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	41.00	41.00
5	—	1,669	67.00–100.00	83.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	124.00	124.00
2	—	510	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–134.00	133.50

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.