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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 16

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882

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Receipts

77 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 52▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Special Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Run of over 60 head of high-quality Slaughter Steers and Heifers, ample demand throughout for the offering. Compared to last Slaughter Special sale Prime and Choice Steers averaged 70 pounds per head heavier and sold $4.50 higher. Slaughter Heifers averaged 100 pounds lighter and sold steady. Slaughter Cows sold steady to $9 per cwt higher in Boners and Breakers while demand for Lean Cows increased over $15 per cwt.

Feeder Cattle, Bred Cow and Cull Cow Special sale Saturday, December 10, contact sale for more information

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	1,905	74.00	1,410	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	67.80	977	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,490	57.27	853	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,319	53.37	704	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,294	147.15	1,904	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,623	158.07	2,565	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	152.46	2,311	4thin

Every lot

9 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,516	152.46/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,311	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,623	158.07/cwt	154.50–160.00	2,565	45
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,294	147.15/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,904	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	42.20/cwt	40.00–44.00	529	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,333	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	833	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	55.41/cwt	55.00–56.00	759	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	67.80/cwt	65.00–72.00	977	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	57.27/cwt	52.00–62.00	853	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV

Wed Nov 16, 2022

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

Receipts 77Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle, Bred Cow and Cull Cow Special sale Saturday, December 10, contact sale for more information

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	52.00–62.00	57.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	65.00–72.00	67.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	55.00–56.00	55.41
2	—	1,333	60.00–65.00	62.50
2	—	1,253	40.00–44.00	42.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,294	141.00–153.00	147.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	150.00–154.00	152.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,623	154.50–160.00	158.07

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.