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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

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

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 97▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 11▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 32 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 Sale next week

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 $120.09/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −114.30 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$120.09

17 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$0.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	331	120.50	399	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	407	119.63	486	8thin

One grade step is worth $0.88/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale17 hd

120.09

—

WV average2 barns · 52 hd

123.04

−2.95

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−114.30

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	1,833	66.97	1,228	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	57.00	903	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	39.26	429	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,382	37.81	522	3thin

Every lot

28 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 1-2	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	130.64/cwt	102.00–140.00	530	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	399	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	66.97/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	755	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	76	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	44.51/cwt	42.00–47.00	387	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	33.87/cwt	28.00–41.00	373	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	143	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	45.31/cwt	40.00–53.00	526	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	51.71/cwt	50.50–53.00	700	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	144	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	903	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,788	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,620	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	763.93/cwt	460.00–900.00	9,289	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,917	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	773.67/cwt	675.00–800.00	9,686	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,275	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Fat Cattle Sale next week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	114.00	114.00
2	—	350	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
1	—	315	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	331	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	102.00–140.00	130.64
1	—	345	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	59.00–75.00	66.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	28.00–41.00	33.87
11	—	1,161	40.00–53.00	45.31
1	—	1,100	13.00	13.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	10.00	10.00
2	—	1,353	50.50–53.00	51.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	42.00–47.00	44.51
1	—	755	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,252	675.00–800.00	773.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,216	460.00–900.00	763.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	485.00	485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	855	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	900.00	900.00

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.