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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 10

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 77 vs year ago 88 · −87.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.92/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.46 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$125.92

13 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$43.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.77

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	566	138.13	782	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	645	116.00	748	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	113.00	622	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	558	95.00	530	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.13/cwt here — about $253 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 sale13 hd

125.92

—

WV average3 barns · 60 hd

142.70

−16.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−108.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	80.98	1,085	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	58.31	641	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	140.93	1,824	6thin

Every lot

20 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	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	984	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	517	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,294	140.93/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,824	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	482	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	64.96/cwt	64.00–66.00	723	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,085	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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
1	—	505	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	144.00	144.00
2	—	760	129.50	129.50
2	—	598	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
1	—	356	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	80.00–82.00	80.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,113	64.00–66.00	64.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,294	135.00–148.00	140.93

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.