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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 24

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 6▲ 135 vs year ago 2 · +6,750.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 33▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*BOARD SALE FEEDER CATTLE RESULTS INCLUDED*

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 $173.93/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −60.81 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$173.93

129 head · 941 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$61.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	958	176.04	1,686	124
Medium and Large 2	540	123.33	666	3thin
Large 1-2	540	122.50	662	1thin
Medium and Large 3	455	115.00	523	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.04/cwt here — about $1,163 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 sale129 hd

173.93

—

WV average3 barns · 283 hd

182.57

−8.64

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−60.81

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	1,868	107.39	2,006	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	104.46	1,682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	85.97	1,054	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	67.67	828	4thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	925	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,637	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	985	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,726	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	486	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,868	107.39/cwt	103.00–112.00	2,006	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	67.67/cwt	52.00–77.00	828	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	85.97/cwt	60.00–116.00	1,054	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	104.46/cwt	101.00–108.00	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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 6Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 10

*BOARD SALE FEEDER CATTLE RESULTS INCLUDED*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
1	—	480	122.50	122.50
1	—	795	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	925	177.00	177.00
68	—	985	175.25	175.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	68.00	68.00
1	—	385	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	103.00–112.00	107.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	60.00–116.00	85.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	52.00–77.00	67.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	101.00–108.00	104.46

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.