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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 14

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 10Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 126▼ 11 vs year ago 20 · −55.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 132▼ 11 vs year ago 19 · −57.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Sheep & Goat Sale. No Sale December 21 & 28

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 $86.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −148.19 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$86.20

5 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium 2 over Small 2

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.99

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	362	100.00	362	3thin
Medium and Large 3	650	81.00	527	1thin
Small 2	500	50.00	250	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $112 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 sale5 hd

86.20

—

WV average5 barns · 325 hd

141.19

−54.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−148.19

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	1,490	46.08	687	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,505	54.00	813	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	20.00	237	1thin

Every lot

10 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	362	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	362	3
Heifers	—	Small 2Fleshy	500	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4	280	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	147	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	310	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	124	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	334	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	46.08/cwt	20.00–75.00	687	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	237	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	813	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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 126Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 132Year ago 19

Special Sheep & Goat Sale. No Sale December 21 & 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	52.50	52.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	20.00–75.00	46.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	20.00	20.00

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.