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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

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

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 60▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Cattle Sales first 4 Saturdays in April

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $106.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −128.23 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$106.50

4 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.73

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	473	109.67	519	3thin
Medium and Large 2	475	97.00	461	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $58 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

106.50

—

WV average3 barns · 136 hd

164.23

−57.73

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−128.23

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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 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	—	Low	1,495	54.00	807	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	72.35	1,022	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,148	37.26	428	8thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	195	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	117	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	245	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	147	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	807	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	212	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	27.02/cwt	25.00–29.00	303	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	44.20/cwt	39.00–51.00	533	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,041	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	69.09/cwt	60.00–81.00	1,011	5

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 60Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle Sales first 4 Saturdays in April

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	107.00	107.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	60.00	60.00
1	—	245	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	76.00	76.00
5	—	1,464	60.00–81.00	69.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	23.00	23.00
5	—	1,205	39.00–51.00	44.20
2	—	1,120	25.00–29.00	27.02

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.