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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 16

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 87▼ 75 vs year ago 88 · −85.2%

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.44/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −80.90 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$128.44

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$44.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

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	489	142.30	696	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	495	118.00	584	1thin
Large 2-3	795	100.00	795	1thin
Large 1-2	550	98.00	539	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.30/cwt here — about $157 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 sale8 hd

128.44

—

WV average3 barns · 104 hd

143.93

−15.49

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−80.90

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	1,728	88.71	1,533	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	81.00	1,345	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	66.40	908	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,357	53.71	729	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	68.00	959	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	756	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Large 2-3	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	959	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	88.71/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	953	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,328	57.57/cwt	56.00–59.00	765	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	64.25/cwt	63.00–66.00	894	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,415	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	651	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,345	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 87Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
2	—	463	145.00–150.00	147.49
1	—	545	152.50	152.50
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.50–135.00	133.74
1	—	375	142.00	142.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	152.50	152.50
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	295	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	63.00–66.00	64.25
1	—	1,270	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,328	56.00–59.00	57.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	86.00–91.00	88.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	68.00	68.00

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.