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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 28

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −103.83 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$105.50

4 head · 924 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.86

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	924	105.50	975	4thin

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 sale4 hd

105.50

—

WV average6 barns · 239 hd

144.36

−38.86

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−103.83

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,838	107.36	1,973	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	67.55	947	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	59.00	702	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	—	Large 2	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	554	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	995	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	965	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	1,200	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,176	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,838	107.36/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,973	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	65.81/cwt	62.00–70.00	924	6

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
1	—	995	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,200	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	99.00–115.00	107.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	62.00–70.00	65.81
1	—	1,385	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,150	65.00	65.00

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.