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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 15

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 79▲ 81 vs year ago 20 · +405.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 22▲ 43 vs year ago 42 · +102.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included

*Special Sheep & Goat sale June 29*

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 $184.46/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −50.27 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$184.46

57 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$31.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.68

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	528	186.68	985	53
Medium and Large 2	416	155.00	645	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.68/cwt here — about $340 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 sale57 hd

184.46

—

WV average3 barns · 93 hd

172.78

+11.68

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−50.27

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	1,415	95.91	1,357	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,834	88.89	1,630	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	83.08	1,221	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,223	57.69	706	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,408	141.20	1,988	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	139.73	1,663	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,275	125.00	1,594	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,651	144.88	2,393	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,253	140.17	1,756	2thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	169.68/cwt	155.00–173.00	662	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	494	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	983	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	962	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	573	185.80/cwt	179.00–188.50	1,065	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	661	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,177	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	140.88/cwt	137.50–142.50	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	143.79/cwt	136.00–145.00	687	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	635	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	349	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	740	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,253	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,756	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,508	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,209	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,779	143.48/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,553	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,190	139.73/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,663	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,594	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,408	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,988	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	108.87/cwt	74.00–126.00	1,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	44.80/cwt	37.00–54.00	541	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	63.42/cwt	50.00–72.00	780	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	81.21/cwt	54.00–94.00	1,190	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,499	94.28/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,413	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,937	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,715	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 79Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 22Year ago 42

Fat Cattle Sale included

*Special Sheep & Goat sale June 29*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	137.50–142.50	140.88
14	—	478	136.00–145.00	143.79
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	583	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	146.00	146.00
5	—	390	155.00–173.00	169.68
2	—	460	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	157.50	157.50
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	365	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	494	199.00	199.00
4	—	523	184.00	184.00
4	—	661	178.00	178.00
16	—	573	179.00–188.50	185.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,298	74.00–126.00	108.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	86.00–91.00	88.52
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	37.00–54.00	44.80
9	—	1,230	50.00–72.00	63.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	86.00–100.00	94.28
30	—	1,465	54.00–94.00	81.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	145.00–148.00	146.46
9	—	1,779	141.00–150.00	143.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	135.00–145.00	140.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	136.00–142.00	139.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	140.00–142.50	141.20

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.