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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 21

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.93 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$89.40

5 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.92

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	97.50	531	2thin
Medium and Large 1	788	87.50	689	2thin
Medium and Large 3	775	77.00	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale5 hd

89.40

—

WV average4 barns · 104 hd

114.32

−24.92

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−119.93

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,460	66.28	968	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	54.70	689	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	54.67	785	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	41.21	465	5thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	138.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	66.28/cwt	62.00–72.00	968	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	27.02/cwt	26.00–28.00	289	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	48.01/cwt	47.00–49.00	534	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	53.38/cwt	51.00–55.00	672	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	762	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	717	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	54.67/cwt	50.00–58.00	785	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 21, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year 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
3	—	1,460	62.00–72.00	66.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,258	51.00–55.00	53.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	50.00–58.00	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,070	26.00–28.00	27.02
2	—	1,113	47.00–49.00	48.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	92.00	92.00
1	—	890	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00–142.00	138.54

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.