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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

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

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 6▼ 5 vs year ago 33 · −15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 21▲ 54 vs year ago 19 · +284.2%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Results included; First feeder sale of 2022 April 2 & take-in April 1

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.86/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.47 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$107.86

21 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

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	570	127.50	727	10thin
Medium and Large 2	675	103.00	696	4thin
Medium and Large 4	785	86.34	678	3thin
Medium and Large 3	845	81.67	690	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	755	74.00	559	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $168 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 sale21 hd

107.86

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

118.26

−10.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−101.47

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	82.00	1,390	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,550	74.26	1,151	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,274	29.41	375	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,624	146.40	2,377	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,521	143.86	2,189	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,376	121.15	1,667	8thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,368	83.11	1,137	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	680	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	462	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	687	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	755	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	778	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,368	83.11/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,137	2
Steers	—	Select	1,376	121.15/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,667	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,489	144.34/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,149	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,317	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,614	145.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,346	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,645	146.95/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,417	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,726	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,632	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,781	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,493	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	42	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,417	37.55/cwt	25.00–55.00	532	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	74.26/cwt	64.00–80.00	1,151	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,390	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 6Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 21Year ago 19

Fat Cattle Results included; First feeder sale of 2022 April 2 & take-in April 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	120.00	120.00
5	—	606	127.00	127.00
2	—	458	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	84.00	84.00
2	—	778	87.00–88.00	87.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	78.00	78.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
1	—	995	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	105.00	105.00
1	—	640	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
4	—	579	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	64.00–80.00	74.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	25.00–55.00	37.55
1	—	845	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,645	146.00–148.00	146.95
23	—	1,614	140.00–147.00	145.37
2	—	1,726	150.00–155.00	152.49
6	—	1,576	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,376	115.00–135.00	121.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,781	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,489	141.00–147.00	144.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	80.00–86.00	83.11

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.