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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 7

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 52▲ 20 vs year ago 13 · +153.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 50 vs year ago 63 · −79.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special sale this Saturday December 10

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 $97.96/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −111.37 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$97.96

26 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.53

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	595	118.00	702	1thin
Medium and Large 2	678	105.00	712	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	696	89.00	619	4thin
Medium and Large 1	800	87.00	696	1thin
Medium and Large 3	665	71.00	472	1thin
Medium and Large 4	963	65.00	626	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $76 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 sale26 hd

97.96

—

WV average3 barns · 77 hd

128.49

−30.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−111.37

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	1,250	70.00	875	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	59.62	733	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	44.13	558	7thin

Every lot

25 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 2	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	595	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	393	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	403	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	696	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	785	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	836	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	786	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	985	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	945	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	614	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	849	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	173	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,284	48.98/cwt	44.00–57.00	629	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	280	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	58.04/cwt	54.00–62.00	784	2

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 52Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 63

Special sale this Saturday December 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	68.00	68.00
1	—	785	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	836	94.00	94.00
4	—	403	133.00	133.00
4	—	500	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,095	76.00	76.00
1	—	985	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	44.00–57.00	48.98
1	—	1,155	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	21.00	21.00
2	—	1,055	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	1,350	54.00–62.00	58.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	70.00	70.00

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.