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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 4

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 34▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 21 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 $90.04/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −144.34 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$90.04

10 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.50

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	523	92.07	481	6thin
Medium and Large 2	383	91.00	348	3thin
Medium and Large 3	395	75.00	296	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $185 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 sale10 hd

90.04

—

WV average3 barns · 123 hd

110.54

−20.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−144.34

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	1,728	58.81	1,016	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	52.00	780	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	46.47	606	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	36.98	412	10

Every lot

36 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	330	84.67/cwt	79.00–90.00	279	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,142	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	259	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	81.14/cwt	62.00–97.00	533	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	296	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	81.45/cwt	75.00–88.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	58.81/cwt	56.00–61.50	1,016	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	344	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	38.60/cwt	30.00–47.00	428	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	347	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	46.47/cwt	40.00–53.00	606	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	780	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	942	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,652	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,244	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,990	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,155	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	796.53/cwt	685.00–875.00	9,463	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,254	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	6,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	660.49/cwt	635.00–685.00	8,355	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	982.22/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	15,519	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	83.00	83.00
1	—	275	94.00	94.00
1	—	538	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	62.00–97.00	81.14
2	—	375	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	79.00–90.00	84.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	120.00	120.00
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	89.00	89.00
1	—	260	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	75.00–88.00	81.45
2	—	453	120.00	120.00
2	—	440	118.00	118.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	635.00–685.00	660.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,580	960.00–1,000.00	982.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	685.00–875.00	796.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,304	40.00–53.00	46.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,109	30.00–47.00	38.60
1	—	1,195	29.00	29.00
1	—	1,075	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	56.00–61.50	58.81

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.