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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 17

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 20▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 28 vs year ago 5 · +560.0%

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

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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 $168.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −66.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$168.00

3 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.50

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	395	168.00	664	3thin

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 sale3 hd

168.00

—

WV average4 barns · 189 hd

184.50

−16.50

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−66.73

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	—	Average	1,855	110.10	2,042	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	89.50	1,566	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	82.17	1,144	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	65.60	849	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	151.00	2,182	2thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	217	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	628	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,379	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,818	105.53/cwt	94.00–118.00	1,919	6
Bulls	—	—	2,075	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,853	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	433	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	68.26/cwt	57.50–85.00	896	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	77.88/cwt	66.00–88.00	1,054	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,497	93.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,401	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,475	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,660	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,353	66.00–88.00	77.88
3	—	1,497	90.00–95.00	93.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,785	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	39.00	39.00
10	—	1,313	57.50–85.00	68.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,818	94.00–118.00	105.53
1	—	2,075	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,565	152.00	152.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	172.00	172.00
2	—	365	166.00	166.00

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.