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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 7

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 136▲ 157 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 $103.67/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −130.72 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$103.67

9 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	116.00	679	1thin
Medium and Large 2	511	103.86	531	7thin
Medium and Large 3	475	90.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $251 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 sale9 hd

103.67

—

WV average4 barns · 365 hd

125.44

−21.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−130.72

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	—	Low	1,670	70.00	1,169	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,714	58.31	1,000	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	51.19	681	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	49.34	516	2thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,169	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	49.34/cwt	46.00–52.00	516	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	49.78/cwt	48.00–51.00	634	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	673	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,011	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,752	56.51/cwt	54.00–58.00	990	3

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 136Year 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	—	1,670	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,273	48.00–51.00	49.78
1	—	1,400	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,752	54.00–58.00	56.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	46.00–52.00	49.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	975	75.00	75.00
2	—	408	108.00	108.00
2	—	505	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	107.00	107.00

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.