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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 23

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 22▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 13▲ 45 vs year ago 15 · +300.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $126.30/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.09 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$126.30

5 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

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	406	128.50	522	4thin
Medium and Large 3	280	117.50	329	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $193 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

126.30

—

WV average4 barns · 100 hd

139.10

−12.80

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−108.09

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	1,826	88.88	1,623	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	65.52	965	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	62.36	1,094	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	36.63	367	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	141.60	1,982	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,233	139.00	1,714	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	143.31	2,286	19
Steers	Standard	Average	1,510	88.00	1,329	1thin

Every lot

17 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 2-3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,329	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,595	143.31/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,286	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,233	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,714	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,400	141.60/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,982	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,826	88.88/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,623	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	733	47.20/cwt	27.00–67.00	346	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	42.36/cwt	33.00–50.00	460	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	25.76/cwt	22.00–31.00	290	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,268	79.04/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,002	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	64.08/cwt	52.00–73.00	966	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	803	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	62.36/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,094	2

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 13Year ago 15

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
2	—	410	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,826	76.00–100.00	88.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	27.00–67.00	47.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	76.00–82.00	79.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,507	52.00–73.00	64.08
1	—	1,605	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	59.00–66.00	62.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	22.00–31.00	25.76
2	—	1,085	33.00–50.00	42.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,595	141.00–146.00	143.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,400	139.00–142.00	141.60

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.