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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 27

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 3 vs year ago 23 · +13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 36 · +19.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.86/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −117.53 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$116.86

14 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.92

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3-4	310	120.00	372	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	504	119.20	601	5thin
Medium and Large 2	460	118.00	543	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	455	114.00	519	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale14 hd

116.86

—

WV average7 barns · 654 hd

140.78

−23.92

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−117.53

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	1,652	74.81	1,236	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	72.14	985	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	71.22	1,173	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	54.72	588	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,220	110.00	1,342	1thin

Every lot

25 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 3Thin Fleshed	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	745	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	753	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	355	116.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	84.71/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,421	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	23.08/cwt	21.00–25.00	205	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	34.01/cwt	29.00–40.00	364	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	63.85/cwt	42.00–81.00	702	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	846	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	72.33/cwt	60.00–82.00	1,004	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	71.22/cwt	64.00–82.00	1,173	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 13Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	113.00–120.00	116.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	119.00	119.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	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	—	1,678	74.00–90.00	84.71
1	—	1,600	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,388	60.00–82.00	72.33
1	—	1,095	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,365	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	29.00–40.00	34.01
16	—	1,100	42.00–81.00	63.85
2	—	888	21.00–25.00	23.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	64.00–82.00	71.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	110.00	110.00

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.