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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 8

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 105▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 95▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 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 $105.61/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −128.77 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$105.61

26 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.81

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	117.34	594	11thin
Medium and Large 2	499	103.29	516	11thin
Medium and Large 3	455	88.00	400	2thin
Small 1	498	71.50	356	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about $238 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 sale26 hd

105.61

—

WV average6 barns · 271 hd

125.42

−19.81

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−128.77

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	1,562	67.80	1,059	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	52.50	807	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	48.49	563	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	40.56	450	9thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	1
Steers	—	Small 2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	159.49/cwt	126.00–170.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	111.63/cwt	109.00–113.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	495	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	117.13/cwt	114.50–118.50	611	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	578	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	366	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	59.23/cwt	56.00–64.00	801	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	76.07/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	610	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	33.39/cwt	31.00–37.00	362	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	44.14/cwt	38.00–51.00	496	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	46.93/cwt	42.00–52.00	554	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	860	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	755	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	955	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,401	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,118	702.73/cwt	475.00–860.00	7,857	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	986.71/cwt	825.00–1,110.00	11,347	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,359	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	987.32/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,061	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,540	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	17,094	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	762.58/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,631	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	692.36/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,793	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 - Moorefield, WV

Wed May 8, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last 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	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	105.00–110.00	107.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	109.00–113.00	111.63
2	—	500	91.00	91.00
4	—	584	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	91.00	91.00
1	—	470	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	73.00	73.00
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
6	—	522	114.50–118.50	117.13
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
4	—	586	126.00–170.00	159.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,740	90.50	90.50
3	—	1,353	56.00–64.00	59.23
3	—	1,673	72.00–80.00	76.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	38.00–51.00	44.14
3	—	1,083	31.00–37.00	33.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,535	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,180	42.00–52.00	46.93
1	—	1,000	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	825.00–1,110.00	986.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	900.00–1,075.00	987.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,118	475.00–860.00	702.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	600.00–750.00	692.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,263	650.00–850.00	762.58

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.