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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 13

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 25 vs year ago 32 · −78.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 3▼ 32 vs year ago 43 · −74.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale next Week

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 $120.83/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −113.90 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.83

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.54

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	445	155.00	690	1thin
Medium and Large 2	625	120.00	750	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	555	87.50	486	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $204 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 sale3 hd

120.83

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

177.37

−56.54

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−113.90

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	—	High	1,913	104.33	1,996	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	99.10	1,283	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	97.03	1,682	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	40.33	464	3thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Thin Fleshed	555	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	675	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,356	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	510	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	115	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	781	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	99.10/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,283	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	97.03/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,682	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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 43

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,220	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,145	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	94.00–100.00	97.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	92.00–104.00	99.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,810	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,910	71.00	71.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	87.00	87.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.50	152.50

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.