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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 12

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 39▲ 141 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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.74/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −105.99 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$128.74

24 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$50.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	138.71	643	18thin
Medium and Large 2	575	104.00	598	4thin
Medium and Large 3	680	89.00	605	1thin
Small 3	520	88.00	458	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.71/cwt here — about $185 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 sale24 hd

128.74

—

WV average5 barns · 114 hd

126.25

+2.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−105.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,555	51.00	793	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	59.16	870	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	49.27	583	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	44.98	483	20

Every lot

22 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	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	137.09/cwt	111.00–141.00	690	8
Steers	—	Small 3	520	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	107.82/cwt	102.00–109.00	441	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	443	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	793	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	36.41/cwt	30.00–39.00	358	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	45.08/cwt	40.00–50.00	492	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	51.61/cwt	49.00–55.00	572	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	53.46/cwt	50.00–61.00	624	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	45.43/cwt	41.00–53.00	539	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	505	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	55.21/cwt	52.00–59.00	801	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	60.74/cwt	53.00–70.00	898	5

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 39Year 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	—	1,555	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	983	30.00–39.00	36.41
5	—	1,108	49.00–55.00	51.61
11	—	1,091	40.00–50.00	45.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	38.00	38.00
8	—	1,186	41.00–53.00	45.43
10	—	1,167	50.00–61.00	53.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	52.00–59.00	55.21
5	—	1,478	53.00–70.00	60.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	111.00	111.00
6	—	409	102.00–109.00	107.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	111.00–141.00	137.09
10	—	432	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	89.00	89.00

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.