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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 24

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $105.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −103.54 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$105.79

22 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$36.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	113.36	662	15thin
Medium and Large 1	678	112.00	759	2thin
Medium and Large 3	565	83.33	471	3thin
Small 2	508	76.50	388	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.86/cwt here — about $274 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 sale22 hd

105.79

—

WV average2 barns · 34 hd

112.55

−6.76

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−103.54

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,689	75.19	1,270	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	48.57	711	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	48.28	594	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	43.57	513	11

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	233	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	107.36/cwt	90.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 2	340	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	241	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	112.95/cwt	111.00–118.00	463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	116.40/cwt	108.00–125.00	737	4
Bulls	—	Small 2	675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,689	75.19/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,270	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	56.88/cwt	56.00–58.00	580	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	392	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	36.26/cwt	35.00–38.00	426	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	57.53/cwt	54.00–60.00	696	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	44.09/cwt	38.00–56.00	548	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	46.14/cwt	40.00–51.00	578	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	48.57/cwt	42.00–53.00	711	7

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 - Moorefield, WV

Wed Apr 24, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
1	—	770	93.00	93.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
2	—	515	135.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	695	101.00	101.00
4	—	410	111.00–118.00	112.95
4	—	633	108.00–125.00	116.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	94.00	94.00
1	—	775	65.00	65.00
1	—	400	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	71.00	71.00
1	—	675	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	74.00	74.00
1	—	435	102.00	102.00
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
3	—	723	101.00	101.00
4	—	514	90.00–120.00	107.36
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	75.00	75.00
2	—	430	95.00–100.00	97.41
1	—	340	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	151.00	151.00
1	—	480	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	68.00–80.00	75.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	37.00	37.00
4	—	1,209	54.00–60.00	57.53
12	—	1,252	40.00–51.00	46.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	35.00–38.00	36.26
5	—	1,243	38.00–56.00	44.09
2	—	1,020	56.00–58.00	56.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	42.00–53.00	48.57

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.