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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 22Oct 29Apr 8 →

Receipts

444 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 0▲ 444 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

November 4 Bred Cow and Heifer Sale

Final Special Graded Feeder Sale for 2022 November 12, 2022

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.74/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$137.74

216 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3

$44.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	542	144.50	783	114
Medium and Large 1-2	725	134.92	978	32
Medium 2	410	131.00	537	1thin
Medium and Large 2	514	130.90	673	62
Small 1-2	668	106.00	708	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	100.40	547	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.10/cwt here — about $236 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 sale216 hd

137.74

—

WV average5 barns · 790 hd

148.39

−10.65

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	364	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	822	14
Steers	—	Medium 1	422	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	874	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	129.42/cwt	127.50–139.00	562	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	176.33/cwt	151.00–180.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	482	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	916	18
Steers	—	Small 1-2	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	884	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	530	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	957	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,011	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	995	12
Steers	—	Small 1	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,136	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	155.63/cwt	149.50–160.00	1,178	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,293	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	485	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	135.53/cwt	131.00–136.00	568	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.70/cwt	112.50–140.00	637	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	491	149.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	732	36
Heifers	—	Medium 1	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	125.30/cwt	117.50–136.00	707	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	879	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	635	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	892	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	668	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	992	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,026	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,001	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,109	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	3

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 444Last week 0Year ago 0

November 4 Bred Cow and Heifer Sale

Final Special Graded Feeder Sale for 2022 November 12, 2022

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	152.00	152.00
3	—	643	130.00	130.00
2	—	358	175.00	175.00
8	—	548	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	135.00	135.00
14	—	410	141.00	141.00
38	—	563	145.00	145.00
21	—	635	140.50	140.50
36	—	491	141.00–150.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.50	112.50
1	—	480	97.50	97.50
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	595	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	119.00	119.00
2	—	848	118.00	118.00
11	—	419	131.00–136.00	135.53
24	—	473	112.50–140.00	134.70
2	—	873	118.00	118.00
4	—	636	125.00	125.00
10	—	564	117.50–136.00	125.30
6	—	359	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	814	126.00	126.00
12	—	608	144.50	144.50
3	—	960	115.50	115.50
10	—	732	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	169.00	169.00
3	—	862	150.00	150.00
12	—	757	149.50–160.00	155.63
1	—	975	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	910	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	151.00–180.00	176.33
14	—	409	201.00	201.00
2	—	875	121.00	121.00
12	—	642	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	588	172.00	172.00
19	—	668	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	146.00	146.00
6	—	434	127.50–139.00	129.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	207.00	207.00
18	—	482	190.00	190.00
18	—	422	207.00	207.00
35	—	530	180.50	180.50

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.