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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 125▲ 247 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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.18/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −125.21 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$109.18

30 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	119.76	503	4thin
Medium and Large 2	436	111.69	487	19thin
Medium and Large 3	498	96.29	480	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $23 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 sale30 hd

109.18

—

WV average4 barns · 57 hd

116.56

−7.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−125.21

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	1,770	47.00	832	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	53.45	651	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	53.20	747	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	42.46	512	6thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	145.60/cwt	141.00–158.00	705	7
Steers	—	Small 1	515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	135.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	119.94/cwt	119.00–122.00	330	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	101.02/cwt	99.00–103.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	116.58/cwt	116.00–117.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	510	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	97.34/cwt	97.00–98.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	106.01/cwt	101.00–109.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	121.53/cwt	111.00–129.00	455	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	121.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	117.32/cwt	117.00–118.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	35.48/cwt	35.00–36.00	422	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	60.56/cwt	58.00–63.00	722	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	45.95/cwt	41.00–50.00	558	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	49.90/cwt	44.00–53.00	613	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	52.44/cwt	48.00–56.00	728	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	844	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	788.36/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,900	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 125Year 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
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	113.00–116.00	114.50
3	—	357	176.00	176.00
3	—	555	128.00–140.00	135.93
7	—	484	141.00–158.00	145.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	103.00	103.00
2	—	433	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
2	—	410	136.00	136.00
2	—	510	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,060	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	132.00	132.00
3	—	532	118.00–128.00	121.29
5	—	374	111.00–129.00	121.53
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	99.00	99.00
6	—	574	117.00–118.00	117.32
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
2	—	488	117.00–120.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	101.00–109.00	106.01
2	—	550	100.00	100.00
5	—	418	116.00–117.00	116.58
5	—	470	106.00–111.00	108.49
3	—	275	119.00–122.00	119.94
1	—	350	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
2	—	405	99.00–103.00	101.02
3	—	487	97.00–98.00	97.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
3	—	430	119.00–120.00	119.34

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	2	—	1,015	700.00–875.00	788.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	48.00–56.00	52.44
1	—	1,480	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	35.00–36.00	35.48
4	—	1,214	41.00–50.00	45.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	58.00–63.00	60.56
4	—	1,229	44.00–53.00	49.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	47.00	47.00

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.