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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 26

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 11▼ 13 vs year ago 41 · −31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 43▲ 44 vs year ago 41 · +107.3%

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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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 $115.95/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.38 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$115.95

13 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

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	484	118.39	573	6thin
Medium and Large 2	428	113.86	487	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $85 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 sale13 hd

115.95

—

WV average6 barns · 257 hd

130.89

−14.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−93.38

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	1,677	85.30	1,430	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,616	56.00	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	55.72	782	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	38.20	451	35

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)	1,140	$985	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	91.28/cwt	86.00–101.00	470	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	478	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	411	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	133.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,677	85.30/cwt	75.00–101.00	1,430	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	25.51/cwt	20.00–31.00	278	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	42.58/cwt	20.00–53.00	512	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	56.00/cwt	41.00–70.00	783	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	739	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	936	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	56.00/cwt	50.00–69.00	905	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 43Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
2	—	469	129.00–138.00	133.66
3	—	558	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
1	—	855	86.00	86.00
4	—	333	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	86.00	86.00
1	—	478	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	86.00–101.00	91.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,677	75.00–101.00	85.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,616	50.00–69.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,203	20.00–53.00	42.58
1	—	1,560	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,089	20.00–31.00	25.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	48.00	48.00
28	—	1,399	41.00–70.00	56.00

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.