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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 9

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Receipts

1,754 head

▲ 1,754 vs last sale 0▲ 157 vs year ago 1,597 · +9.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.57/cwt on 871 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −170.83 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$169.57

871 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 4

$57.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	632	174.22	1,100	31
Medium and Large 2	628	173.94	1,092	143
Medium and Large 1-2	708	172.61	1,221	523
Medium and Large 1	679	165.38	1,123	82
Large 1	779	157.20	1,225	10thin
Small 1-2	623	151.97	946	30
Medium and Large 3	592	145.60	862	48
Medium and Large 4	606	117.00	709	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.22/cwt here — about $391 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 sale871 hd

169.57

—

WV average5 barns · 1,241 hd

168.16

+1.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−170.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	352	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	159.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	723	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	142.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	685	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	489	186.09/cwt	185.00–194.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	188.21/cwt	166.00–200.50	975	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,093	27
Steers	—	Medium 1	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	177.62/cwt	157.00–179.00	1,005	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	187.13/cwt	159.00–192.00	1,061	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,058	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	149.92/cwt	120.00–153.00	855	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	579	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	924	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	606	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	193.71/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,213	137
Steers	—	Small 1-2	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	179.33/cwt	151.00–180.00	1,157	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	654	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,014	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	175.79/cwt	154.00–192.00	1,151	55
Steers	—	Large 1	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	176.46/cwt	151.00–186.50	1,271	112
Steers	—	Medium 1	733	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,268	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	133.58/cwt	122.00–145.00	979	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,085	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	744	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,272	27
Steers	—	Small 1-2	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	4
Steers	—	Large 1	751	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,224	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	163.14/cwt	159.50–168.00	1,241	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	782	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,126	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	792	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,243	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	140.71/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,164	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,196	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	851	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,204	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	876	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,253	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	934	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,224	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,256	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,265	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,334	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,379	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	457	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	144.45/cwt	140.00–146.70	669	23
Heifers	—	Large 2	468	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	154.12/cwt	145.00–156.50	743	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	746	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	493	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	145.21/cwt	135.00–150.25	786	29
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	150.28/cwt	144.25–154.75	840	66
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	145.67/cwt	115.00–149.25	827	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	136.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	866	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	135.92/cwt	120.00–137.00	881	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	131.35/cwt	125.50–135.00	867	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	926	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	910	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	946	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	949	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	764	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	945	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,025	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,046	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	176.04/cwt	175.00–178.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	781	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	159.81/cwt	152.00–189.00	845	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	159.36/cwt	156.00–161.00	896	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	155.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	954	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 9, 2022

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

Receipts 1,754Last week 0Year ago 1,597

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	120.00–153.00	149.92
9	—	654	155.00	155.00
12	—	479	138.00–145.00	142.99
8	—	733	122.00–145.00	133.58
4	—	390	156.00–160.00	159.00
4	—	770	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	157.00–179.00	177.62
9	—	851	141.50	141.50
13	—	413	175.00	175.00
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
6	—	934	131.00	131.00
5	—	352	186.00	186.00
42	—	645	151.00–180.00	179.33
27	—	744	171.00	171.00
23	—	518	166.00–200.50	188.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	191.00	191.00
20	—	847	141.25	141.25
5	—	1,063	125.50	125.50
6	—	743	146.00	146.00
6	—	944	133.00	133.00
22	—	569	186.00	186.00
10	—	420	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	144.00	144.00
8	—	489	185.00–194.00	186.09
16	—	733	173.00	173.00
1	—	540	151.00	151.00
3	—	352	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	792	157.00	157.00
60	—	876	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
5	—	506	155.00	155.00
10	—	633	151.00	151.00
10	—	579	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	761	159.50–168.00	163.14
64	—	827	139.00–146.00	140.71
112	—	720	151.00–186.50	176.46
13	—	958	132.00	132.00
5	—	456	163.00	163.00
5	—	431	175.00	175.00
18	—	567	159.00–192.00	187.13
137	—	626	177.00–200.00	193.71
27	—	528	207.00	207.00
55	—	655	154.00–192.00	175.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	751	163.00	163.00
1	—	655	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,130	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	145.00–160.00	155.61
9	—	529	152.00–189.00	159.81
12	—	562	156.00–161.00	159.36
2	—	655	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
6	—	375	175.00–178.00	176.04
6	—	444	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	648	120.00–137.00	135.92
36	—	568	147.00	147.00
6	—	857	122.00	122.00
15	—	762	124.50	124.50
31	—	490	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	560	139.00	139.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00
3	—	457	147.00	147.00
3	—	543	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	541	135.00–150.25	145.21
33	—	482	145.00–156.50	154.12
66	—	559	144.25–154.75	150.28
9	—	746	122.00	122.00
26	—	760	124.50	124.50
92	—	635	130.00–141.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	197.00	197.00
7	—	837	122.50	122.50
29	—	738	125.50	125.50
5	—	348	155.00	155.00
18	—	423	154.00	154.00
72	—	660	125.50–135.00	131.35
29	—	491	152.00	152.00
28	—	568	115.00–149.25	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	141.00	141.00
37	—	645	129.00	129.00
9	—	764	123.75	123.75
23	—	463	140.00–146.70	144.45
3	—	431	138.00	138.00
30	—	550	143.00	143.00
4	—	513	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	114.00	114.00

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.