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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 31

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 137▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 15▲ 59 vs year ago 7 · +842.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Sale included*

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 $130.10/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −104.29 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$130.10

10 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$72.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.54

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	431	138.33	596	6thin
Medium and Large 2	472	135.00	637	3thin
Medium and Large 4	515	66.00	340	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.33/cwt here — about $256 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 sale10 hd

130.10

—

WV average6 barns · 324 hd

156.64

−26.54

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−104.29

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,590	89.65	1,425	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,810	87.00	1,575	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	81.38	1,188	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	44.05	499	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	145.29	1,884	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	116.00	1,549	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	145.61	2,053	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,762	144.65	2,548	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,351	134.39	1,816	4thin

Every lot

26 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 3	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	161.33/cwt	155.00–167.50	653	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	139.20/cwt	137.50–141.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	140.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	515	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,205	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,651	1
Steers	—	Select	1,352	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,795	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,405	145.54/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,045	16
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,426	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,096	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,095	3
Steers	—	Select	1,495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,018	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,793	144.21/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,586	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,639	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,297	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,884	11
Heifers	—	Select	1,335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,549	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	89.65/cwt	31.00–121.00	1,425	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	30.52/cwt	30.00–31.00	340	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	57.57/cwt	54.00–61.00	664	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	81.38/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,188	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,575	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 137Year ago 3

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 15Year ago 7

*Fat Cattle Sale included*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,405	142.00–156.00	145.54
3	—	1,435	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,495	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,352	130.00–135.00	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,426	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,820	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,793	143.00–145.00	144.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,297	140.00–148.00	145.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	31.00–121.00	89.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	75.00–100.00	81.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	54.00–61.00	57.57
2	—	1,115	30.00–31.00	30.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	137.50–141.00	139.20
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
3	—	437	130.00–145.00	140.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
2	—	405	155.00–167.50	161.33

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.