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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 11

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 34▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 32▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −138.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$95.50

2 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.66

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	573	95.50	547	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

95.50

—

WV average4 barns · 130 hd

106.16

−10.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−138.89

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	1,540	51.00	785	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,784	45.08	804	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	39.49	526	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,251	29.68	371	20

Every lot

8 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	19.85/cwt	15.50–24.00	235	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	135	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	34.53/cwt	21.00–46.00	441	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	39.49/cwt	31.00–49.00	526	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,784	45.08/cwt	41.00–52.00	804	4

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 34Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
1	—	740	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,182	15.50–24.00	19.85
14	—	1,278	21.00–46.00	34.53
1	—	1,225	11.00	11.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,333	31.00–49.00	39.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,784	41.00–52.00	45.08

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.