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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 15

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 71▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Special today as well. Go to South Branch Fat Cattle sale for results

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 $114.42/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −119.97 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$114.42

6 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$261

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	275	119.00	327	1thin
Medium and Large 2	332	114.13	378	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	111.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about −$261 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 sale6 hd

114.42

—

WV average5 barns · 174 hd

118.20

−3.78

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−119.97

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	—	Low	1,557	55.50	864	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	46.80	746	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,403	44.51	624	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	30.48	377	24

Every lot

17 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	108.26/cwt	98.00–119.00	361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	59.02/cwt	42.00–66.00	897	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	44.94/cwt	39.00–50.00	750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	23.49/cwt	15.00–30.00	278	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	31.48/cwt	15.00–44.00	392	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	476	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	43.38/cwt	34.00–54.00	603	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	50.60/cwt	46.00–56.00	737	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	46.80/cwt	44.00–50.00	746	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 71Year ago 0

Fat Cattle Special today as well. Go to South Branch Fat Cattle sale for results

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	405	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	98.00–119.00	108.26
1	—	265	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	360	140.00–150.00	144.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	15.00–30.00	23.49
21	—	1,245	15.00–44.00	31.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	35.00	35.00
24	—	1,391	34.00–54.00	43.38
6	—	1,457	46.00–56.00	50.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	44.00–50.00	46.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	39.00–50.00	44.94
6	—	1,520	42.00–66.00	59.02

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.