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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 15

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

2,382 head

▲ 2,382 vs last sale 0▲ 388 vs year ago 1,994 · +19.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Special Graded sale October 22, 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 $177.45/cwt on 1,213 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −162.95 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$177.45

1,213 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$77.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	206.01	994	89
Large 2	343	180.00	617	3thin
Medium and Large 2	487	179.31	873	230
Medium 1	577	177.89	1,027	614
Large 1	606	171.76	1,040	208
Medium and Large 1-2	714	159.24	1,137	42
Small 1-2	434	130.70	567	10thin
Medium and Large 3	471	128.53	605	17thin

One grade step is worth $77.48/cwt here — about $389 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 sale1,213 hd

177.45

—

WV average4 barns · 1,492 hd

174.17

+3.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−162.95

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

Every lot

69 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	204.76/cwt	151.00–207.00	702	23
Steers	—	Large 2	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	3
Steers	—	Large 1	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	357	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	753	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	204.19/cwt	140.00–207.00	843	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	219.86/cwt	219.00–220.00	923	71
Steers	—	Small 1-2	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	7
Steers	—	Large 1	472	193.00/cwt	191.00–194.00	911	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	179.30/cwt	141.00–181.00	852	48
Steers	—	Medium 1	480	193.91/cwt	191.00–194.00	931	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	166.36/cwt	132.00–168.00	872	66
Steers	—	Medium 1	535	182.06/cwt	182.00–183.00	974	186
Steers	—	Large 1	535	175.67/cwt	175.00–177.00	940	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	967	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	939	19
Steers	—	Large 1	588	173.46/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,020	61
Steers	—	Medium 1	589	174.03/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,025	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	153.60/cwt	153.00–155.00	946	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,056	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	649	173.50/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,126	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	15
Steers	—	Large 1	654	169.40/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,108	81
Steers	—	Medium 1	656	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,115	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,104	9
Steers	—	Large 1	744	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,086	14
Steers	—	Medium 1	754	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,101	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,159	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,098	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,395	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	349	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	492	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	499	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	142.51/cwt	115.00–144.00	590	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	150.47/cwt	145.00–151.00	639	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	562	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	139.39/cwt	125.00–142.00	682	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	147.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	727	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	672	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	712	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	652	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	828	191
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.48/cwt	129.00–135.00	755	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	131.03/cwt	131.00–131.50	836	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	121.25/cwt	110.00–122.00	774	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	942	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	838	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	838	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	164.72/cwt	164.00–167.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	671	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	738	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	12

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 Oct 15, 2022

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

Receipts 2,382Last week 0Year ago 1,994

Next Special Graded sale October 22, 2022

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	129.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	690	120.00	120.00
13	—	719	131.00	131.00
11	—	521	129.00	129.00
7	—	619	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	130.00	130.00
92	—	489	125.00–142.00	139.39
41	—	556	128.00	128.00
61	—	414	115.00–144.00	142.51
31	—	349	141.00	141.00
31	—	638	110.00–122.00	121.25
3	—	838	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	457	123.00	123.00
16	—	348	125.00	125.00
15	—	557	117.00	117.00
7	—	648	102.00	102.00
1	—	780	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	290	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	425	145.00–151.00	150.47
188	—	493	140.00–148.00	147.53
107	—	638	131.00–131.50	131.03
18	—	354	141.00	141.00
11	—	743	126.00	126.00
191	—	565	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	589	174.00–175.00	174.03
96	—	480	191.00–194.00	193.91
39	—	754	146.00	146.00
11	—	357	211.00	211.00
70	—	649	167.00–174.00	173.50
186	—	535	182.00–183.00	182.06
76	—	656	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	524	132.00–168.00	166.36
48	—	475	141.00–181.00	179.30
23	—	343	151.00–207.00	204.76
19	—	587	160.00	160.00
7	—	616	153.00–155.00	153.60
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
15	—	651	151.00	151.00
51	—	413	140.00–207.00	204.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	420	219.00–220.00	219.86
9	—	834	139.00	139.00
7	—	556	174.00	174.00
2	—	858	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	134.00	134.00
3	—	325	120.00	120.00
3	—	433	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	124.00	124.00
4	—	325	135.00	135.00
3	—	645	135.00	135.00
3	—	573	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	634	166.50	166.50
9	—	673	164.00	164.00
5	—	599	150.00	150.00
10	—	952	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	588	173.00–175.00	173.46
36	—	535	175.00–177.00	175.67
15	—	472	191.00–194.00	193.00
14	—	744	146.00	146.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
81	—	654	167.00–170.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	159.00	159.00
4	—	367	164.00–167.00	164.72
12	—	660	139.00	139.00
12	—	453	163.00	163.00

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.