Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-11-13

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 13

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 76▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 64▲ 78 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 $87.01/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −147.38 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$87.01

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$10.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.77

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	559	92.75	518	4thin
Medium and Large 2	512	82.41	422	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.34/cwt here — about $96 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

87.01

—

WV average5 barns · 413 hd

107.78

−20.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−147.38

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	1,905	71.29	1,358	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	43.08	697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	40.81	542	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	25.20	280	28

Every lot

21 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	525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	562	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	267	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	90.64/cwt	88.00–91.50	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	424	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	71.29/cwt	70.50–72.00	1,358	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	347	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	25.32/cwt	10.00–35.00	281	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	267	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	41.10/cwt	23.00–50.00	550	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	43.08/cwt	42.00–45.00	697	3

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	88.00–91.50	90.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	81.00	81.00
1	—	695	71.00	71.00
1	—	770	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	72.00	72.00
1	—	780	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	65.00	65.00
1	—	710	72.00	72.00
2	—	405	90.00–95.00	92.53
1	—	460	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	70.50–72.00	71.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	42.00–45.00	43.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	22.00	22.00
27	—	1,109	10.00–35.00	25.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	32.00	32.00
30	—	1,337	23.00–50.00	41.10

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.