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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

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

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $93.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −140.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$93.50

2 head · 323 lb average

Value per head Derived

$302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−49.40

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	323	93.50	302	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

93.50

—

WV average3 barns · 199 hd

142.90

−49.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−140.89

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	2,168	102.46	2,221	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	75.30	1,033	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	71.54	997	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	49.86	540	5thin

Every lot

12 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	730	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	460	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,168	102.46/cwt	96.00–107.00	2,221	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	274	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	54.57/cwt	41.00–65.00	618	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,325	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,073	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	72.73/cwt	63.00–81.00	1,008	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	71.54/cwt	71.00–72.00	997	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,434	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	31.00	31.00
4	—	1,133	41.00–65.00	54.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	71.00–72.00	71.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	88.00	88.00
9	—	1,386	63.00–81.00	72.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,168	96.00–107.00	102.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	106.00	106.00
1	—	245	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	113.00	113.00

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.