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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 50▲ 55 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 $84.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −149.75 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$84.64

11 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$48.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.38

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	463	97.67	453	3thin
Medium and Large 2	444	90.50	402	4thin
Medium 3	260	81.00	211	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	73.00	376	2thin
Medium 3-4	590	49.00	289	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.67/cwt here — about $163 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 sale11 hd

84.64

—

WV average5 barns · 1,323 hd

118.02

−33.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−149.75

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	1,519	56.84	863	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	42.51	551	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	39.75	550	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	27.92	309	27

Every lot

27 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 3	200	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	154	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	115.63/cwt	106.00–125.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	326	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	260	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	211	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	401	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3-4	590	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	372	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	325	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	283	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	745	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	335	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Certified Prgms	940	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,591	57.57/cwt	43.00–62.00	916	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	160	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	22.64/cwt	15.00–30.00	246	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	29.90/cwt	10.00–43.00	341	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	542	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	42.51/cwt	36.00–50.00	551	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	553	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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	84.00	84.00
1	—	600	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	419	95.00–97.00	95.67
1	—	520	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	85.00	85.00
2	—	445	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	106.00–125.00	115.63
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	30.00	30.00
1	—	800	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,141	10.00–43.00	29.90
6	—	1,086	15.00–30.00	22.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,475	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,296	36.00–50.00	42.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	43.00–62.00	57.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	51.00	51.00

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.