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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 14

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 157▲ 77 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $97.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −137.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$97.00

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.90

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	505	106.00	535	1thin
Medium and Large 3	570	88.00	502	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $34 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 sale2 hd

97.00

—

WV average2 barns · 29 hd

135.90

−38.90

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−137.73

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	—	Average	1,303	71.88	936	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	54.86	639	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	53.53	756	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,175	49.12	577	5thin

Every lot

12 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	—	Small 1	505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	502	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	343	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	91.75/cwt	91.75–91.75	1,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	614	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	53.14/cwt	48.00–57.00	607	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	52.20/cwt	49.00–54.00	618	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	360	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	53.53/cwt	52.00–55.50	756	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 Aug 14, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 157Year 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	—	1,050	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,555	91.75	91.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	27.00	27.00
3	—	1,183	49.00–54.00	52.20
1	—	990	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,142	48.00–57.00	53.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	52.00–55.50	53.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	57.00	57.00
1	—	660	52.00	52.00

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.