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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 0▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 0▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.53/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −115.86 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$118.53

15 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.45

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	119.24	523	12thin
Medium and Large 1	448	115.67	519	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about $4 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 sale15 hd

118.53

—

WV average6 barns · 496 hd

133.98

−15.45

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−115.86

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

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	—	Low	1,633	72.70	1,187	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	52.70	639	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	52.17	800	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	39.53	422	14

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Steers	—	Small 2	615	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	566	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	109.58/cwt	106.00–114.00	405	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	773	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	897	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	73.39/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,466	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	33.33/cwt	30.00–38.00	315	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	42.01/cwt	39.00–45.00	469	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	61.25/cwt	55.00–67.00	698	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	48.42/cwt	40.00–55.00	605	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	832	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	50.71/cwt	50.00–52.00	791	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,345.93/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	12,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,260.75/cwt	1,250.00–1,280.00	12,961	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,351.64/cwt	1,325.00–1,385.00	14,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,161.82/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	12,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,018	1

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 May 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
3	—	773	116.00	116.00
2	—	595	124.00	124.00
2	—	720	110.00–118.00	114.08
2	—	513	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	92.00	92.00
1	—	305	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
3	—	412	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
3	—	370	106.00–114.00	109.58
3	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.72
4	—	415	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	1,250.00–1,280.00	1,260.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,345.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,161.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,351.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	50.00–52.00	50.71
1	—	1,435	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	30.00–38.00	33.33
10	—	1,117	39.00–45.00	42.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	55.00–67.00	61.25
8	—	1,249	40.00–55.00	48.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,810	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,635	70.00–76.00	73.39

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.