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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 26▲ 15 vs year ago 27 · +55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 7 vs year ago 48 · +14.6%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Board Sale Next Wednesday

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 $126.60/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −107.79 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$126.60

15 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$700

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$11.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.52

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	351	127.86	448	7thin
Medium and Large 3	320	127.00	406	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	126.83	749	6thin
Small 2	990	116.00	1,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about −$700 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 sale15 hd

126.60

—

WV average3 barns · 125 hd

144.12

−17.52

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−107.79

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	—	High	1,588	93.93	1,492	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	67.56	1,040	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	67.07	856	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	60.94	707	20

Every lot

40 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	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	160.72/cwt	156.00–163.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	870	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	796	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,020	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	887	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	883	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	839	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,040	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	83.40/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,172	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	424	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	1,075	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	806	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	814	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	59.15/cwt	44.00–68.00	669	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,135	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	942	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	66.27/cwt	55.00–79.00	854	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	1,360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	68.32/cwt	65.00–72.00	933	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	67.56/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,040	4

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 43Year ago 48

Board Sale Next Wednesday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	133.00	133.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
3	—	487	156.00–163.00	160.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	91.00–92.00	91.51
1	—	980	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	883	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	429	111.00	111.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
2	—	503	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,365	65.00–72.00	68.32
15	—	1,131	44.00–68.00	59.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,075	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	72.00	72.00
26	—	1,288	55.00–79.00	66.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	61.00–73.00	67.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,405	81.00–85.00	83.40

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.