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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 9

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 38▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $76.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −157.88 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$76.86

7 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.25

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	502	110.00	552	3thin
Large 2-3	1,170	56.00	655	3thin
Medium and Large 3-4	340	40.00	136	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $416 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 sale7 hd

76.86

—

WV average6 barns · 1,299 hd

134.11

−57.25

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−157.88

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	1,473	67.07	988	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	43.81	562	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	41.00	677	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	35.80	420	18

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	340	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	136	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,170	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	655	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	147	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	434	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	67.07/cwt	60.00–71.00	988	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	25.84/cwt	21.00–30.00	284	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	585	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	36.33/cwt	30.00–44.00	427	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	42.05/cwt	40.00–44.00	516	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	43.04/cwt	38.00–49.00	559	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	677	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,298	38.00–49.00	43.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,175	30.00–44.00	36.33
2	—	1,098	21.00–30.00	25.84
2	—	1,228	40.00–44.00	42.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	60.00–71.00	67.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	80.00	80.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	738	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	59.00	59.00
1	—	815	65.00	65.00

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.