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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 27

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 78▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

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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 $148.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −60.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$148.50

6 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.38

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	430	148.50	639	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

148.50

—

WV average4 barns · 72 hd

139.12

+9.38

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−60.83

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	—	Average	1,673	101.05	1,691	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	64.79	711	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	57.00	721	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	43.00	456	4thin

Every lot

13 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	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	132.93/cwt	128.00–142.50	514	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	101.05/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,691	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	560	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	112	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	64.79/cwt	57.00–70.00	711	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	50.67/cwt	49.00–53.00	622	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	721	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 78Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	49.00–53.00	50.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	57.00–70.00	64.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	83.00–110.00	101.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	155.00	155.00
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
1	—	430	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	128.00–142.50	132.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
3	—	440	149.00	149.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00

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.