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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 18

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $87.63/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −121.70 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$87.63

9 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$56.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

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	433	106.43	461	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	665	84.50	562	2thin
Medium and Large 2	390	84.00	328	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	290	60.00	174	1thin
Large 3-4	520	50.00	260	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.43/cwt here — about $201 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

87.63

—

WV average3 barns · 172 hd

103.62

−15.99

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−121.70

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	—	Average	1,468	62.71	921	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	47.67	587	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	36.96	425	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 2	95	25.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	75	45.00/cwt	1

Every lot

28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	271	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Large 3-4	560	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	258	1
Steers	—	Large 3	590	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	336	1
Steers	—	Large 2-3	685	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	541	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Large 3-4	435	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	505	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	192	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Large 4	580	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	585	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	304	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	174	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	117.07/cwt	108.00–126.00	402	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Large 3-4	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	95.78/cwt	84.00–107.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	685	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	670	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	268	1
Bulls	—	—	760	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	70.56/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,302	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	29.76/cwt	25.00–37.00	327	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	51.50/cwt	50.00–53.00	585	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	40.05/cwt	35.00–55.00	470	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	570	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2	75	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	34	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	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.

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

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	108.00–126.00	117.07
2	—	523	84.00–107.00	95.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
1	—	925	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	52.00	52.00
1	—	505	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	46.00	46.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,845	64.00–74.00	70.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	25.00–37.00	29.76
7	—	1,173	35.00–55.00	40.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,135	50.00–53.00	51.50

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	45.00	45.00

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.