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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 20

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 18 vs year ago 35 · −51.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 21 vs year ago 34 · −61.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.05/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −133.34 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$101.05

11 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.84

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	330	125.00	413	2thin
Medium 3	250	120.00	300	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	415	107.00	444	1thin
Medium and Large 2	750	91.83	689	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	785	90.00	707	3thin
Medium and Large 3	675	89.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale11 hd

101.05

—

WV average6 barns · 1,186 hd

141.89

−40.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−133.34

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	68.00	1,115	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,487	62.62	931	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,183	43.95	520	9thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	943	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	745	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	945	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	25.82/cwt	22.00–30.00	274	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	45.15/cwt	39.00–53.00	570	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,487	62.62/cwt	58.00–67.00	931	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,115	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,674	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	58.00–67.00	62.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	22.00–30.00	25.82
6	—	1,262	39.00–53.00	45.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	68.00	68.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,060.00	1,060.00

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.