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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 22

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Receipts

1,226 head

▲ 1,226 vs last sale 0▲ 411 vs year ago 815 · +50.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Special Feeder sale October 29, 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 $175.21/cwt on 637 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −165.19 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$175.21

637 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$106.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	360	209.00	752	4thin
Medium and Large 1	581	180.05	1,046	63
Medium 1	554	179.01	992	285
Medium and Large 2	508	178.30	906	103
Large 1	581	172.13	1,000	79
Medium and Large 1-2	693	169.41	1,175	79
Medium 2	455	165.00	751	2thin
Small 1-2	526	136.33	717	9thin
Medium and Large 3	513	125.50	644	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	620	113.00	701	2thin
Large 2	650	111.00	722	2thin
Medium and Large 4	423	103.00	436	3thin

One grade step is worth $106.00/cwt here — about $317 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 sale637 hd

175.21

—

WV average5 barns · 880 hd

171.25

+3.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−165.19

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

Every lot

71 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	717	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	360	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	895	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	204.11/cwt	151.00–207.00	853	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	423	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	436	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	904	26
Steers	—	Medium 1	480	192.86/cwt	167.00–194.00	926	69
Steers	—	Large 1	482	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	906	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	159.74/cwt	131.00–161.00	835	23
Steers	—	Large 1	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	27
Steers	—	Medium 1	534	179.74/cwt	176.00–181.00	960	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	160.44/cwt	150.00–171.00	858	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	711	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	546	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	908	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	586	170.07/cwt	170.00–172.00	997	86
Steers	—	Large 1	588	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	994	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	160.81/cwt	140.00–171.00	992	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,134	26
Steers	—	Medium 1	646	174.85/cwt	174.85–174.85	1,130	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	13
Steers	—	Large 2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	4
Steers	—	Large 1	658	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,099	24
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,273	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	754	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,018	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,214	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	825	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,180	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,316	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	311	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	355	133.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	482	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	427	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	389	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	428	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	618	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	451	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	686	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	746	103
Heifers	—	Medium 1	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	539	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	552	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	585	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1	567	144.63/cwt	138.00–145.00	820	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	664	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	708	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	742	126.78/cwt	126.00–132.00	941	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	958	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	881	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	859	4

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 22, 2022

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Receipts 1,226Last week 0Year ago 815

Next Special Feeder sale October 29, 2022

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	150.00–171.00	160.44
4	—	655	136.00	136.00
26	—	632	179.50	179.50
38	—	749	170.00	170.00
5	—	809	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	131.00	131.00
3	—	483	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	418	151.00–207.00	204.11
9	—	343	209.00	209.00
5	—	754	135.00	135.00
26	—	471	192.00	192.00
6	—	582	156.00	156.00
1	—	920	143.00	143.00
23	—	523	131.00–161.00	159.74
13	—	650	155.00	155.00
1	—	375	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
6	—	546	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	171.00	171.00
86	—	586	170.00–172.00	170.07
69	—	480	167.00–194.00	192.86
87	—	534	176.00–181.00	179.74
40	—	646	174.85	174.85
1	—	825	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	418	214.00	214.00
25	—	750	150.00	150.00
5	—	571	170.00	170.00
6	—	617	140.00–171.00	160.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	188.00	188.00
27	—	533	175.00	175.00
24	—	658	167.00	167.00
21	—	588	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	108.00	108.00
2	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
7	—	534	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	140.00	140.00
39	—	428	144.50	144.50
6	—	664	136.00	136.00
3	—	958	92.00	92.00
9	—	355	125.00–135.00	133.78
2	—	505	140.00	140.00
15	—	742	126.00–132.00	126.78
94	—	567	138.00–145.00	144.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	483	142.00	142.00
13	—	357	135.00	135.00
4	—	756	110.00	110.00
17	—	557	125.00	125.00
4	—	618	110.00	110.00
21	—	420	139.00	139.00
2	—	283	110.00	110.00
9	—	665	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	850	100.00	100.00
103	—	494	151.00	151.00
43	—	639	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
19	—	552	106.00	106.00
3	—	708	92.00	92.00
5	—	427	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	143.00	143.00
3	—	363	178.00	178.00
8	—	462	157.00	157.00

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.