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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 5

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FEEDER SALE THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 8

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 $99.27/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −135.46 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$99.27

6 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$76.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−72.27

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	585	145.00	848	1thin
Medium and Large 2	695	100.00	695	1thin
Medium and Large 3	592	93.88	556	3thin
Medium and Large 4	735	69.00	507	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.00/cwt here — about $341 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 sale6 hd

99.27

—

WV average6 barns · 793 hd

171.55

−72.27

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−135.46

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	—	High	1,248	84.97	1,060	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,514	72.88	1,103	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	72.00	976	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	52.47	535	5thin

Every lot

18 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 3Thin Fleshed	558	105.32/cwt	92.00–119.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	735	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	507	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	715	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	436	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	953	90.28/cwt	84.00–97.00	860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,293	86.41/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,117	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	57.84/cwt	56.00–59.00	587	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	322	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	976	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	74.65/cwt	61.00–80.00	1,127	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	982	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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 16

FEEDER SALE THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,750	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,293	81.00–89.00	86.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	61.00	61.00
2	—	953	84.00–97.00	90.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	56.00–59.00	57.84
1	—	1,040	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,510	61.00–80.00	74.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	92.00–119.00	105.32
1	—	660	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	104.00	104.00

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.