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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 23

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

484 head

▲ 484 vs last sale 0▲ 120 vs year ago 364 · +33.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.65/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$135.65

236 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$14.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	551	144.03	794	15thin
Medium and Large 3	499	139.03	693	36
Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.59	916	55
Medium and Large 1	586	135.55	794	33
Medium and Large 2	597	134.14	801	77
Small 1-2	501	129.50	649	20

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $145 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 sale236 hd

135.65

—

WV average8 barns · 877 hd

143.54

−7.89

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	167.57/cwt	141.00–171.00	684	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	463	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	179.37/cwt	161.00–190.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	982	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	494	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	958	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,027	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	194.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	192.27/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,075	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	562	197.91/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,112	15
Steers	—	Small 1-2	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	169.77/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,025	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	926	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	637	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,003	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	649	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,233	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,237	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	653	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,182	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,074	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,121	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	766	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	927	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,086	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	137.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	153.22/cwt	140.00–154.00	703	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	687	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	532	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	702	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	551	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	661	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	834	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	613	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	773	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,190	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 23, 2022

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

Receipts 484Last week 0Year ago 364

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	168.00	168.00
3	—	410	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
3	—	388	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
13	—	570	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	650	137.00	137.00
8	—	738	115.00	115.00
16	—	474	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	135.00	135.00
23	—	571	146.00	146.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
11	—	495	155.00	155.00
6	—	432	130.00–139.00	137.58
13	—	743	104.00	104.00
14	—	651	137.00	137.00
6	—	765	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
18	—	459	140.00–154.00	153.22
6	—	610	125.00	125.00
3	—	372	139.00	139.00
8	—	551	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	919	129.50	129.50
2	—	745	122.00	122.00
4	—	653	126.00	126.00
4	—	794	121.00	121.00
10	—	531	148.00	148.00
18	—	591	140.00	140.00
3	—	352	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	132.00	132.00
9	—	445	128.00	128.00
2	—	613	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	760	155.00	155.00
6	—	496	207.00	207.00
8	—	653	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	147.50	147.50
6	—	776	140.00	140.00
8	—	466	161.00–190.00	179.37
4	—	546	182.00	182.00
13	—	604	150.00–177.00	169.77
2	—	580	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	157.50	157.50
6	—	463	187.00	187.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
3	—	563	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	190.00–197.50	194.38
7	—	491	200.00	200.00
5	—	760	147.50	147.50
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
10	—	559	185.00–197.00	192.27
9	—	408	141.00–171.00	167.57
18	—	649	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	151.00	151.00
3	—	432	150.00	150.00
6	—	494	194.00	194.00
6	—	559	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	562	195.00–199.00	197.91
3	—	653	181.00	181.00
1	—	500	184.00	184.00
2	—	440	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	121.00	121.00

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.