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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 10

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 7Dec 10Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 33▲ 113 vs year ago 13 · +869.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 13▲ 69 vs year ago 63 · +109.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder sale included. Special Fat Cattle sale included. Board Sale feeder cattle for results

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 $129.84/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −104.55 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$129.84

50 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	521	135.06	703	26
Medium and Large 1	563	135.00	760	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	454	131.62	597	8thin
Medium and Large 2	595	125.56	747	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	270	112.50	304	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	294	103.75	305	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $398 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 sale50 hd

129.84

—

WV average5 barns · 411 hd

139.84

−10.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−104.55

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	—	Average	1,745	72.31	1,262	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,414	56.42	798	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,304	47.02	613	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	149.54	1,951	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	145.93	1,919	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	152.94	2,478	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	149.08	2,317	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	130.00	1,723	1thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,104	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,508	$999	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,328	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$803	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$918	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$850	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	414	192.31/cwt	165.00–206.00	796	6
Steers	—	Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	445	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	183.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	453	1
Steers	—	Small 2Full	475	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	368	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	479	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	958	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,062	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	678	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,214	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	763	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,228	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,062	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	318	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	342	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	135.59/cwt	135.00–136.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	494	137.70/cwt	125.00–139.50	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	107.53/cwt	100.00–115.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	943	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,264	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,559	149.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,327	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,597	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	2,456	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,609	151.01/cwt	147.00–153.50	2,430	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,642	152.77/cwt	148.50–156.00	2,508	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,305	149.54/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,951	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	145.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,919	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	72.31/cwt	55.00–80.00	1,262	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	35.49/cwt	25.00–44.00	415	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	508	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,338	49.90/cwt	40.00–60.00	668	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,414	56.28/cwt	48.00–70.00	796	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	999	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	802.95/head	725.00–875.00	803	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	838.02/head	700.00–975.00	838	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,103.50/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,104	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,508	999.17/head	900.00–1,150.00	999	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	917.55/head	725.00–960.00	918	5

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

Sat Dec 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 33Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 13Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Special Feeder sale included. Special Fat Cattle sale included. Board Sale feeder cattle for results

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,465	875.00–1,200.00	1,103.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,508	900.00–1,150.00	999.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	725.00–875.00	802.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,328	700.00–975.00	838.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,024	725.00–960.00	917.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	125.00	125.00
4	—	555	140.00	140.00
7	—	638	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
8	—	494	125.00–139.50	137.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	125.00	125.00
5	—	478	135.00–136.00	135.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	107.50	107.50
2	—	270	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	811	131.00	131.00
9	—	587	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	580	87.50	87.50
3	—	460	180.00–190.00	183.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	200.00	200.00
3	—	555	181.00	181.00
6	—	414	165.00–206.00	192.31
2	—	678	179.00	179.00
3	—	763	161.00	161.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	100.00–115.00	107.53
6	—	754	125.00	125.00
4	—	530	155.00	155.00
2	—	830	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	147.00–153.50	151.01
19	—	1,642	148.50–156.00	152.77
15	—	1,597	152.50–155.00	153.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,559	148.00–151.00	149.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	149.00–150.00	149.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	140.00–149.00	145.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	25.00–44.00	35.49
28	—	1,338	40.00–60.00	49.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,414	48.00–70.00	56.28
1	—	1,210	42.00	42.00
2	—	1,513	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,745	55.00–80.00	72.31

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.