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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 2

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 85▼ 23 vs year ago 55 · −41.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bred Cow and Heifer sale this Friday November 4, 2022. Contact sale for more information

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 $100.81/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −108.52 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$100.81

11 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.95

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	328	123.00	403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	580	99.19	576	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	490	92.00	451	3thin
Medium 2	520	91.00	473	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale11 hd

100.81

—

WV average4 barns · 46 hd

125.77

−24.95

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−108.52

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	—	Low	1,644	64.16	1,054	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	60.00	1,107	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,475	55.35	816	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	28.26	315	14

Every lot

22 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	397	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	111.07/cwt	105.00–117.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	457	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	94.41/cwt	89.00–100.00	595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	72.21/cwt	51.00–90.00	1,316	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	16.26/cwt	10.00–23.00	170	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	26.80/cwt	20.00–40.00	283	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	45.10/cwt	40.00–50.00	577	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	56.21/cwt	46.00–68.00	829	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	664	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,107	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 85Year ago 55

Bred Cow and Heifer sale this Friday November 4, 2022. Contact sale for more information

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	103.00	103.00
2	—	415	105.00–117.00	111.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	96.00	96.00
2	—	508	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	89.00–100.00	94.41
2	—	573	107.00–113.00	110.07
1	—	495	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	40.00–50.00	45.10
5	—	1,043	10.00–23.00	16.26
5	—	1,055	20.00–40.00	26.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	45.00	45.00
12	—	1,475	46.00–68.00	56.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,823	51.00–90.00	72.21

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.