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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 9

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 26 vs year ago 38 · −68.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 23 · +13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Low volume offering today but similar head run to last week, very nice weather today and fall crop harvest in full swing in the Potomac Valleys. Small run of heavy feeders, no market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady compared to last. Heiferettes: $61-$70 per cwt. Small run of slaughter hogs: $89-$100 per cwt.

Final Feeder Calf Special Sale of the season this Saturday, take in Friday from 7am-5pmSlaughter Cattle Special next week Contact sale for more information

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 $109.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −125.29 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$109.44

9 head · 1,018 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−47.63

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,018	109.44	1,114	9thin

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 sale9 hd

109.44

—

WV average4 barns · 167 hd

157.08

−47.63

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−125.29

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	—	Low	1,615	61.09	987	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	55.00	829	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	53.98	690	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	35.73	417	11

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,064	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	107.50/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,091	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,175	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	432	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	66.14/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	23.71/cwt	21.00–26.00	222	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	522	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	36.64/cwt	35.00–38.00	432	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	550	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	41.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	545	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	55.72/cwt	55.00–56.00	736	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	58.66/cwt	56.00–60.00	934	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,575	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Final Feeder Calf Special Sale of the season this Saturday, take in Friday from 7am-5pmSlaughter Cattle Special next week Contact sale for more information

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,015	106.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	933	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
1	—	1,250	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,593	56.00–60.00	58.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,320	55.00–56.00	55.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	21.00–26.00	23.71
3	—	1,300	40.00–45.00	41.94
6	—	1,179	35.00–38.00	36.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,530	65.00–67.00	66.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.