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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 22

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 225▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

0 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 0 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

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.77/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −122.61 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$111.77

22 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.75

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	585	113.68	665	19thin
Medium and Large 1	722	99.67	720	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about −$55 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

111.77

—

WV average5 barns · 156 hd

128.52

−16.75

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−122.61

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	1,728	93.13	1,610	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	49.88	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	48.82	662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	39.25	446	6thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	666	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	681	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	104.19/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	36.77/cwt	32.00–40.00	417	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	41.73/cwt	41.00–42.00	476	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	48.17/cwt	43.00–52.00	633	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	48.52/cwt	45.00–52.00	720	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	57.39/cwt	54.00–60.00	864	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,700	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	918	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,460	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	118.00	118.00
4	—	664	101.00	101.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	91.00	91.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	43.00–52.00	48.17
1	—	1,700	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	41.00–42.00	41.73
3	—	1,133	32.00–40.00	36.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,484	45.00–52.00	48.52
2	—	1,505	54.00–60.00	57.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,695	91.00–111.00	104.19

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.