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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 1

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 19▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%

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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.75/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −100.98 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$133.75

10 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.79

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	544	151.25	822	4thin
Large 1-2	780	122.50	956	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	121.25	664	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $158 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 sale10 hd

133.75

—

WV average2 barns · 45 hd

149.54

−15.79

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−100.98

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	1,977	111.08	2,196	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,483	80.40	1,193	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,778	76.75	1,365	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	56.20	642	3thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	159.17/cwt	157.50–160.00	761	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	944	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,930	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	116.62/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,332	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,323	58.05/cwt	52.00–65.00	768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	76.13/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,124	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	89.98/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,404	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,778	76.75/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,365	3

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	52.00–65.00	58.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	74.00–78.00	76.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	87.00–93.00	89.98
16	—	1,477	65.00–85.00	76.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	100.00	100.00
2	—	2,000	113.00–120.00	116.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	127.50	127.50
3	—	478	157.50–160.00	159.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	780	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.50	127.50

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.