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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 18

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 50▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 30▲ 12 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.57/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −108.16 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$126.57

7 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.18

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	589	126.57	746	7thin

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 sale7 hd

126.57

—

WV average3 barns · 122 hd

140.76

−14.18

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−108.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,475	60.89	898	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,625	60.00	975	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	43.41	473	8thin

Every lot

9 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	549	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	495	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	60.89/cwt	54.00–71.00	898	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	43.41/cwt	28.00–54.00	473	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,625	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	975	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	135.00	135.00
2	—	502	143.00	143.00
1	—	915	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	71.00	71.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	28.00–54.00	43.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	54.00–71.00	60.89

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.