Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2022-10-08

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 8
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886
Receipts
1,578 head
1,578 vs last sale 0 601 vs year ago 977 · +61.5%
Also sold hereRegular saleSat Aug 8, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.60/cwt on 895 head.
Average price
$178.60
895 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2
$58.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.32
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1547189.051,034419
Medium and Large 1581184.921,07452
Large 1578180.091,04158
Medium and Large 2521176.13918251
Medium and Large 1-2796144.771,15342
Medium and Large 3503142.3371651
Small 1-2550138.9576419thin
Large 1-2558130.337283thin
One grade step is worth $58.72/cwt here — about $306 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 sale895 hd
178.60
WV average6 barns · 1,487 hd
175.29
+3.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

75 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3334175.16/cwt133.00–189.005854
SteersMedium and Large 1410192.00/cwt192.00–192.007873
SteersMedium and Large 1545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0365
SteersLarge 1587180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0577
SteersMedium 1424210.00/cwt210.00–210.0089042
SteersMedium and Large 2590162.00/cwt162.00–162.0095620
SteersMedium and Large 1359206.00/cwt206.00–206.0074014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513131.00/cwt131.00–131.006723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
SteersSmall 1-2566150.00/cwt150.00–150.0084910
SteersMedium and Large 2479178.00/cwt178.00–178.0085338
SteersMedium and Large 2358198.59/cwt142.00–206.0071118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2792160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2678
SteersMedium and Large 3451159.00/cwt159.00–159.0071721
SteersMedium and Large 2657162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,06434
SteersMedium and Large 2772146.90/cwt130.00–150.001,13420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475122.69/cwt120.00–131.005834
SteersSmall 1-2464130.00/cwt130.00–130.006036
SteersSmall 1-2668120.00/cwt120.00–120.008023
SteersMedium 1655184.69/cwt175.00–185.501,21078
SteersMedium and Large 3555134.75/cwt131.00–135.0074816
SteersLarge 1-2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006132
SteersMedium and Large 1744168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,25026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2914146.39/cwt130.00–149.001,33817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2862139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1988
SteersLarge 1480181.00/cwt181.00–181.0086911
SteersMedium 1481194.76/cwt171.00–195.00937101
SteersMedium 1541185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,00193
SteersMedium and Large 1469209.50/cwt209.50–209.509834
SteersMedium 1365182.00/cwt182.00–182.006641
SteersMedium 1587182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,068104
HeifersLarge 1485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485140.40/cwt120.00–151.006816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431165.00/cwt165.00–165.007116
BullsMedium and Large 2666125.00/cwt125.00–125.008338
BullsMedium and Large 1-2346205.00/cwt205.00–205.007095
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528145.00/cwt145.00–145.007666
SteersMedium and Large 3678101.00/cwt101.00–101.006855
SteersLarge 1-2695141.00/cwt141.00–141.009801
HeifersMedium 1488150.00/cwt150.00–150.00732106
HeifersMedium and Large 1643135.00/cwt135.00–135.0086849
HeifersSmall 1-2340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
SteersMedium and Large 2413198.88/cwt120.00–201.0082176
SteersMedium and Large 3517111.65/cwt100.00–119.005775
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595161.00/cwt161.00–161.009581
HeifersMedium 1426167.50/cwt167.50–167.5071453
HeifersMedium 1853131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 2491143.25/cwt91.00–148.0070349
SteersMedium and Large 2535158.10/cwt120.00–162.5084640
SteersMedium and Large 2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2874136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1894
HeifersMedium and Large 2740134.00/cwt134.00–134.0099210
HeifersMedium and Large 2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.0085216
HeifersMedium and Large 1563150.50/cwt150.50–150.5084789
HeifersSmall 1-245091.00/cwt91.00–91.004101
SteersLarge 1541181.00/cwt181.00–181.0097917
SteersLarge 1650179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,16423
HeifersMedium and Large 3643107.99/cwt100.00–110.0069410
HeifersMedium and Large 3453120.00/cwt120.00–120.0054415
HeifersSmall 1-254890.00/cwt90.00–90.004932
HeifersMedium and Large 2556125.00/cwt125.00–125.0069533
HeifersMedium 1563150.50/cwt150.50–150.508479
HeifersMedium 1535136.81/cwt135.00–142.0073211
HeifersMedium and Large 2419156.54/cwt110.00–158.0065635
HeifersMedium and Large 2343120.00/cwt120.00–120.004122
HeifersMedium and Large 2220132.50/cwt132.50–132.502921
HeifersMedium and Large 2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 2361131.98/cwt110.00–135.0047618
HeifersMedium 1349135.00/cwt135.00–135.004719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622130.00/cwt130.00–130.0080914
HeifersMedium and Large 3548119.00/cwt119.00–119.0065218
HeifersMedium and Large 3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
HeifersMedium and Large 3362119.57/cwt100.00–122.004339
HeifersMedium 1729133.61/cwt124.00–134.5097412

How this sale compares

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.