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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 5

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 247▲ 39 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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −139.72 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$94.67

3 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.65

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	110.00	490	1thin
Medium and Large 2	405	90.00	365	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	84.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $61 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 sale3 hd

94.67

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

122.32

−27.65

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−139.72

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	1,965	81.00	1,592	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	60.47	860	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	58.33	735	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	46.44	470	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	104.00	1,449	4thin

Every lot

11 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	428	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,393	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,449	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,965	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	46.44/cwt	42.00–51.00	470	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	52.32/cwt	50.00–55.00	620	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	817	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	60.47/cwt	58.00–63.00	860	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 247Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	58.00–63.00	60.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	42.00–51.00	46.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	50.00–55.00	52.32
3	—	1,310	60.00–64.00	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	104.00	104.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	84.00	84.00

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.