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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 26

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 20▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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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 $135.73/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −98.66 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$135.73

49 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$28.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	529	139.23	736	43
Medium and Large 2	408	110.63	452	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about $285 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 sale49 hd

135.73

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

135.01

+0.72

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−98.66

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	1,847	68.57	1,266	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	53.85	697	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	37.05	446	4thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	399	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	806	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	106.95/cwt	98.00–110.00	337	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	753	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,847	68.57/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,266	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	217	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	42.73/cwt	35.00–50.00	531	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	53.85/cwt	48.00–60.00	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.

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

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	170.00	170.00
8	—	474	170.00	170.00
5	—	718	145.00	145.00
2	—	395	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	142.50	142.50
1	—	420	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	98.00–110.00	106.95
2	—	595	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	534	141.00	141.00
2	—	415	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	20.00	20.00
3	—	1,242	35.00–50.00	42.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	48.00–60.00	53.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	65.00–70.00	68.57

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.