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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 25

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dry conditions continue in West Virginia pasture shortages reported. Demand low and light offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $93.78/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −115.55 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$93.78

18 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.53

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	102.62	601	5thin
Medium and Large 2	574	90.38	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $82 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

93.78

—

WV average4 barns · 188 hd

109.31

−15.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−115.55

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	1,260	66.39	837	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	44.76	674	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	42.92	531	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	32.24	359	6thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	81.95/cwt	81.00–84.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	404	89.59/cwt	86.00–100.00	362	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	102.62/cwt	101.00–103.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	66.39/cwt	61.00–73.00	837	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	411	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	589	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	31.15/cwt	29.00–34.00	362	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	39.71/cwt	38.00–41.00	481	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	43.85/cwt	41.00–50.00	551	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	44.76/cwt	42.50–50.00	674	5

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 0

Dry conditions continue in West Virginia pasture shortages reported. Demand low and light offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	101.00–103.00	102.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	79.00	79.00
1	—	550	82.00	82.00
2	—	615	91.00	91.00
2	—	740	93.00	93.00
2	—	825	99.00	99.00
5	—	404	86.00–100.00	89.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	95.00	95.00
1	—	510	82.00	82.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
3	—	433	81.00–84.00	81.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	955	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	22.00	22.00
2	—	1,055	39.00	39.00
3	—	1,163	29.00–34.00	31.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,211	38.00–41.00	39.71
12	—	1,256	41.00–50.00	43.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	42.50–50.00	44.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	61.00–73.00	66.39

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.