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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 25

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 14 · +35.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 90▼ 6 vs year ago 31 · −19.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −93.57 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$141.17

6 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.70

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	165.50	859	4thin
Medium and Large 2	848	92.50	784	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $75 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 sale6 hd

141.17

—

WV average5 barns · 68 hd

162.86

−21.70

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−93.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,641	103.74	1,703	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	87.25	1,259	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	55.17	575	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,025	100.00	1,025	1thin

Every lot

20 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 1-2	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	102.64/cwt	85.00–112.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	20.51/cwt	20.00–21.00	196	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	71.07/cwt	66.00–79.00	763	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	81.08/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,139	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,642	96.62/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,587	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,024.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,923	2

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 90Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
2	—	565	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	165.00	165.00
2	—	553	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	85.00	85.00

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	—	950	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,261	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,024.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,535	85.00–112.00	102.64
1	—	1,830	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00
2	—	955	20.00–21.00	20.51
5	—	1,073	66.00–79.00	71.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	90.00–100.00	96.62
5	—	1,405	75.00–90.00	81.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00

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.