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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 14

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 21▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 24▲ 36 vs year ago 19 · +189.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*See Board Sale results*

*Fat Cattle Sale included in report*

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 $90.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −144.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$90.00

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$4.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−69.90

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	405	93.00	377	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	625	89.00	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.00/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale4 hd

90.00

—

WV average5 barns · 509 hd

159.90

−69.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−144.39

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	2,223	122.50	2,723	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	76.40	988	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	70.49	756	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,462	148.00	2,164	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	146.45	2,077	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,546	153.55	2,374	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	148.62	2,024	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,217	143.00	1,740	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,246	91.32	1,138	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$975	1thin

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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,217	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,740	3
Steers	—	Standard	1,246	91.32/cwt	81.00–102.00	1,138	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,362	148.62/cwt	145.00–151.50	2,024	19
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,546	153.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,374	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,418	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,077	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,462	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,768	1
Bulls	—	—	2,395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,635	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	67.99/cwt	65.00–69.00	761	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,044	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	73.00/cwt	64.00–79.00	969	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,365	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 24Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

*See Board Sale results*

*Fat Cattle Sale included in report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
1	—	560	71.00	71.00
1	—	620	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,395	110.00	110.00
1	—	2,050	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,327	64.00–79.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	65.00–69.00	67.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,246	81.00–102.00	91.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,362	145.00–151.50	148.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	148.00–160.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	145.00–148.00	146.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,462	148.00	148.00

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.