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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 20

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 15 vs year ago 28 · −53.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 11▲ 54 vs year ago 24 · +225.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $101.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −107.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$101.50

8 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$75.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.20

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	614	125.50	770	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	94.00	479	1thin
Small and Medium 2	740	86.00	636	1thin
Small 1-2	770	80.00	616	1thin
Medium and Large 4	595	50.00	298	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.50/cwt here — about $473 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 sale8 hd

101.50

—

WV average5 barns · 113 hd

133.70

−32.20

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−107.83

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,585	95.50	1,514	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	79.99	1,207	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	78.96	1,068	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,270	66.50	845	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	120.82	2,000	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,518	104.74	1,590	2thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,405	80.00	1,124	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	146.32	2,230	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	145.49	2,060	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	152.45	2,283	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	145.74	1,921	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

32 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 and Large 4Thin Fleshed	445	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	595	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	298	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,212	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,721	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,359	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,079	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,394	148.41/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,069	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,504	151.56/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,279	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,576	153.34/cwt	151.50–161.00	2,417	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,307	149.31/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,951	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,416	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,060	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,509	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,203	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,571	146.11/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,295	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,847	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,586	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	78.41/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,050	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,191	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,279	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Standard	1,405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,124	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,518	104.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,590	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,655	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	960	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 11Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

Fat Cattle Sale included in report

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,576	151.50–161.00	153.34
5	—	1,359	153.00	153.00
11	—	1,504	147.00–153.00	151.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	143.00–151.00	148.41
5	—	1,212	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	115.00–125.00	120.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	100.00–110.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,795	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	149.00–150.00	149.31
1	—	1,847	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,509	146.00	146.00
8	—	1,571	143.00–152.00	146.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,416	145.00–146.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,545	78.00–79.00	78.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	85.00	85.00
11	—	1,339	70.00–86.00	78.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	122.00	122.00
1	—	370	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	80.00	80.00

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.