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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 128▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

0 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 25▲ 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 $110.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −123.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$110.50

44 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	117.96	492	12thin
Medium and Large 1	791	109.88	869	29
Medium and Large 3	448	86.67	389	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $104 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 sale44 hd

110.50

—

WV average4 barns · 172 hd

117.58

−7.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−123.89

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	—	Average	1,671	68.56	1,146	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	53.17	788	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	46.59	530	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	37.02	383	16

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	137.63/cwt	116.00–145.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	891	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	115.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,079	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,038	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	224	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	123.26/cwt	121.00–130.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	117.75/cwt	115.00–119.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	430	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	980	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	909	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	126.22/cwt	122.50–130.00	427	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	123.48/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	74.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	60.36/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,068	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	443	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	29.02/cwt	25.00–33.00	286	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	43.28/cwt	40.00–47.00	471	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	38.40/cwt	34.00–41.00	420	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	46.07/cwt	42.00–52.00	527	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	523	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	58.02/cwt	53.00–70.00	853	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	50.26/cwt	47.00–53.00	748	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,906	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	823.79/cwt	760.00–875.00	10,174	2

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 15, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 25Year ago 0

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	2	—	1,235	760.00–875.00	823.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	625.00	625.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
2	—	575	121.00–126.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
2	—	338	122.50–130.00	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
2	—	455	129.00	129.00
10	—	909	100.00	100.00
12	—	860	110.00–118.00	113.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
4	—	414	115.00–119.00	117.75
4	—	338	121.00–130.00	123.26
1	—	710	82.00	82.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
1	—	500	86.00	86.00
1	—	270	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
1	—	315	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	143.00	143.00
5	—	701	140.00	140.00
4	—	575	116.00–145.00	137.63
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,128	92.00	92.00
2	—	673	110.00–122.00	115.93
2	—	463	150.00	150.00
1	—	935	111.00	111.00
1	—	420	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	987	25.00–33.00	29.02
5	—	1,093	34.00–41.00	38.40
4	—	1,088	40.00–47.00	43.28
1	—	835	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,489	47.00–53.00	50.26
6	—	1,470	53.00–70.00	58.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,143	42.00–52.00	46.07
1	—	1,245	42.00	42.00
1	—	960	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	70.00–78.00	74.02
2	—	1,770	59.00–62.00	60.36

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.