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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 11

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 9▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 84▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $91.81/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −142.58 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$91.81

18 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$55.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	422	109.80	463	5thin
Medium and Large 1	577	107.50	620	3thin
Medium 2-3	285	89.00	254	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	270	86.00	232	3thin
Large 2-3	630	81.00	510	1thin
Medium and Large 2	435	80.67	351	3thin
Large 3	700	57.00	399	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	815	54.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.80/cwt here — about $23 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 sale18 hd

91.81

—

WV average3 barns · 85 hd

106.63

−14.82

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−142.58

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	1,920	73.68	1,415	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	60.00	870	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	30.00	330	3thin

Every lot

26 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 1-2	265	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	321	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	204	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	232	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	285	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	298	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	238	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	620	3
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	630	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	700	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	815	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	440	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	373	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	920	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	73.68/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,415	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	175	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	339	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	491	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	71.00–76.00	73.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	31.00	31.00
1	—	1,170	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,030	17.00	17.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	104.00	104.00
3	—	443	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	82.00	82.00
2	—	298	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
1	—	405	92.00	92.00
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
2	—	633	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	34.00	34.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	500.00	500.00

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.