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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 13

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 8 vs year ago 15 · +53.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 93▼ 67 vs year ago 77 · −87.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 2 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

See Board Sale as well.

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 $110.52/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −123.87 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$110.52

12 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.76

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	116.94	526	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	640	115.00	736	1thin
Medium and Large 3	472	101.92	481	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $45 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 sale12 hd

110.52

—

WV average6 barns · 1,078 hd

140.28

−29.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−123.87

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	1,925	100.51	1,935	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	56.70	830	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	56.00	930	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	8.00	83	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	413	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	112.81/cwt	101.00–124.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	133.21/cwt	128.00–136.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	705	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,925	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	129	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	1.00/cwt	1.00–1.00	12	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	56.70/cwt	50.00–64.00	830	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	930	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 93Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

See Board Sale as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	102.00	102.00
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
2	—	278	101.00–124.00	112.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	128.00–136.00	133.21
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	108.00	108.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	100.00–101.00	100.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	50.00–64.00	56.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	15.00	15.00
1	—	1,225	1.00	1.00

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.