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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 19

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 21▼ 17 vs year ago 28 · −60.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 17▼ 11 vs year ago 54 · −20.4%

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

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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 $89.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −144.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$89.50

4 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.97

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	330	122.00	403	1thin
Medium and Large 3	803	82.50	662	2thin
Small 1-2	405	71.00	288	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $115 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

89.50

—

WV average4 barns · 1,282 hd

137.47

−47.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−144.89

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	—	Low	1,712	91.56	1,568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	66.94	1,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	63.56	857	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	47.31	545	14

Every lot

16 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	—	Small 1-2	500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	405	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	910	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	764	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	905	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	93.18/cwt	77.00–105.00	1,679	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	30.07/cwt	27.00–34.00	318	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	52.01/cwt	40.00–63.00	613	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	63.56/cwt	50.00–74.00	857	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	66.94/cwt	61.00–75.00	1,049	3

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 17Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
1	—	870	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	84.00	84.00
1	—	695	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	61.00–75.00	66.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,348	50.00–74.00	63.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	27.00–34.00	30.07
11	—	1,178	40.00–63.00	52.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	77.00	77.00
9	—	1,802	77.00–105.00	93.18

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.