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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 9

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 15 · −46.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 41▲ 81 vs year ago 6 · +1,350.0%

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −118.01 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$116.38

4 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$272

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	250	117.75	294	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	493	115.00	566	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about −$272 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 sale4 hd

116.38

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

138.33

−21.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−118.01

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	—	Average	2,075	105.00	2,179	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	75.00	1,275	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	69.02	968	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	42.67	497	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,392	141.05	1,963	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	129.70	1,661	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,277	117.00	1,494	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,553	141.72	2,201	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	139.00	2,022	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,376	137.25	1,889	6thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,376	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,889	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,022	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,522	140.86/cwt	138.25–143.00	2,144	19
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,628	143.75/cwt	143.00–144.50	2,340	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,277	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,494	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,281	129.70/cwt	121.00–137.75	1,661	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,392	141.05/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,963	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,075	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,179	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	258	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	347	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,157	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	821	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	47.27/cwt	24.00–65.00	567	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	67.47/cwt	60.00–71.00	955	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,275	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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 41Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	117.50	117.50
1	—	300	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,157	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,199	24.00–65.00	47.27
1	—	1,085	32.00	32.00
2	—	1,030	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	60.00–71.00	67.47
1	—	1,520	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,392	139.25–145.00	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	121.00–137.75	129.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,277	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,522	138.25–143.00	140.86
8	—	1,628	143.00–144.50	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	137.25	137.25

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.