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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 11

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 42▼ 33 vs year ago 36 · −91.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 55▲ 19 vs year ago 10 · +190.0%

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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 $131.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$131.00

3 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.68

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	447	131.00	585	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

131.00

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

134.68

−3.68

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−103.39

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	1,665	109.26	1,819	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	72.50	848	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,161	47.92	557	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,925	73.00	1,405	1thin

Every lot

12 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,925	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,405	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	118.69/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,903	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	105.07/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,778	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	825	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	46.95/cwt	41.00–55.00	484	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	33.25/cwt	25.00–38.00	380	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	65.34/cwt	61.00–69.00	779	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	83.00/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,067	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,430	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,015	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 42Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 55Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	41.00	41.00
3	—	1,285	81.00–87.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	25.00–38.00	33.25
2	—	1,030	41.00–55.00	46.95
1	—	1,430	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,192	61.00–69.00	65.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	111.00–123.00	118.69
9	—	1,692	97.00–109.00	105.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	450	133.00	133.00

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.