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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 16

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Receipts

1,532 head

▲ 1,532 vs last sale 0▲ 388 vs year ago 1,144 · +33.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final 2022 Spring Special Sale April 23, 2022

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.82/cwt on 753 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −171.58 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$168.82

753 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	355	190.00	675	12thin
Large 1	669	182.00	1,218	9thin
Medium 1	634	178.86	1,134	22
Medium and Large 3	534	177.51	948	65
Medium and Large 1	577	177.36	1,024	174
Medium and Large 2	626	173.02	1,082	148
Medium and Large 1-2	770	161.66	1,246	281
Small 1-2	561	142.96	802	24
Medium and Large 4	554	136.00	753	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	583	128.00	746	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale753 hd

168.82

—

WV average5 barns · 1,061 hd

170.71

−1.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−171.58

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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	547	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	587	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	171.95/cwt	150.00–177.00	612	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	192.18/cwt	183.00–194.00	799	18
Steers	—	Small 1-2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	833	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	789	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	193.79/cwt	185.00–199.00	940	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	489	195.01/cwt	175.00–199.00	954	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	186.29/cwt	171.00–205.50	915	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	46
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	553	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	554	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	187.90/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,054	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	197.35/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,121	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	178.55/cwt	132.50–186.00	1,025	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	583	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	746	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	175.79/cwt	164.00–177.50	1,123	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	162.07/cwt	145.00–195.00	1,037	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	641	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,058	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,197	27
Steers	—	Medium 1	649	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,181	19
Steers	—	Large 1	669	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,218	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	172.96/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,188	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,303	15
Steers	—	Small 1-2	742	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,106	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,140	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	164.89/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,230	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,095	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	155.06/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,222	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,130	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	146.14/cwt	135.50–148.75	1,268	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,316	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,152	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	138.65/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,467	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,390	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	116	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	135	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	331	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	151.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	512	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	547	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	539	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	152.13/cwt	139.00–154.25	637	44
Heifers	—	Medium 1	427	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	647	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	454	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	651	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	739	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	754	37
Heifers	—	Medium 1	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	130.89/cwt	127.50–132.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	546	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	721	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	657	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	886	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	886	33
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	561	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	673	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	138.76/cwt	131.00–154.00	809	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	27
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	649	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	740	17
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	734	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	921	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1	749	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	906	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,098	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	171	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	292	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	153.75/cwt	151.00–159.00	716	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	125.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	822	10

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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 1,532Last week 0Year ago 1,144

Final 2022 Spring Special Sale April 23, 2022

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	151.00–159.00	153.75
10	—	655	124.00–129.00	125.52
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
3	—	408	150.00	150.00
4	—	171	171.00	171.00
5	—	523	140.00	140.00
3	—	562	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	355	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	141.00	141.00
7	—	425	145.00	145.00
9	—	638	141.00	141.00
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
3	—	742	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	746	159.00–167.00	164.89
32	—	639	164.00–177.50	175.79
70	—	491	171.00–205.50	186.29
19	—	429	184.00	184.00
19	—	561	179.00–191.00	187.90
3	—	507	160.00	160.00
4	—	840	142.00	142.00
8	—	972	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,058	125.00–139.50	138.65
20	—	640	145.00–195.00	162.07
5	—	837	135.00	135.00
46	—	543	195.00	195.00
73	—	868	135.50–148.75	146.14
13	—	920	143.00	143.00
14	—	788	136.00–160.00	155.06
15	—	716	182.00	182.00
18	—	485	185.00–199.00	193.79
7	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
4	—	299	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,209	115.00	115.00
27	—	687	150.00–178.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	745	153.00	153.00
27	—	647	185.00	185.00
2	—	473	161.00	161.00
3	—	995	128.00	128.00
36	—	568	192.00–200.00	197.35
17	—	785	139.50	139.50
19	—	427	195.00	195.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
9	—	855	131.00	131.00
11	—	356	150.00–177.00	171.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	554	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	416	183.00–194.00	192.18
14	—	574	132.50–186.00	178.55
2	—	900	100.00	100.00
4	—	343	171.00	171.00
5	—	746	141.00	141.00
10	—	641	165.00	165.00
12	—	489	175.00–199.00	195.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	171.00	171.00
19	—	649	182.00	182.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	155.00	155.00
4	—	331	149.00	149.00
9	—	498	150.00	150.00
10	—	749	121.00	121.00
22	—	427	151.50	151.50
4	—	383	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	483	153.00	153.00
27	—	642	135.00	135.00
33	—	561	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	146.00	146.00
23	—	583	131.00–154.00	138.76
15	—	810	135.50	135.50
8	—	743	124.00	124.00
14	—	752	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	561	120.00	120.00
4	—	375	135.00	135.00
17	—	646	120.00	120.00
10	—	454	130.00	130.00
8	—	734	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	116	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	419	139.00–154.25	152.13
31	—	649	130.00	130.00
14	—	743	120.00	120.00
37	—	493	153.00	153.00
33	—	561	158.00	158.00
9	—	337	140.00–155.00	151.81
4	—	541	127.50–132.00	130.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	649	114.00	114.00
16	—	454	143.50	143.50
24	—	546	132.00	132.00
22	—	557	118.00	118.00
11	—	362	151.00	151.00
2	—	433	133.00	133.00

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.