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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 5

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 29▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 0 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

Low offering, no market test.

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 $94.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −140.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$94.00

2 head · 280 lb average

Value per head Derived

$263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.49

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	280	94.00	263	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

94.00

—

WV average3 barns · 312 hd

126.49

−32.49

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−140.39

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	55.49	916	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	55.41	661	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	21.33	229	3thin

Every lot

10 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 2	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	309	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	59.82/cwt	57.00–63.00	603	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	27.00/cwt	20.00–33.00	290	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	108	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	52.11/cwt	46.00–57.00	695	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	51.48/cwt	51.00–52.00	842	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	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.

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

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Low offering, no market test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	98.00	98.00
1	—	245	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	57.00–63.00	59.82
4	—	1,333	46.00–57.00	52.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	63.50	63.50
2	—	1,635	51.00–52.00	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	10.00	10.00
2	—	1,073	20.00–33.00	27.00

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.