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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 1

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 24▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Cattle Sale April 4, 2020. Take in cattle on April 3.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.52/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −105.81 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$103.52

7 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.78

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	451	103.52	467	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

103.52

—

WV average4 barns · 64 hd

110.30

−6.78

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−105.81

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	—	Low	1,592	57.27	912	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,530	54.29	831	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	41.19	691	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	37.66	407	6thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	190	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	152	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	98.98/cwt	71.00–115.00	371	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	106.35/cwt	102.00–111.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	980	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	63.59/cwt	52.00–72.50	1,110	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	39.79/cwt	35.00–47.00	423	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	316	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	54.29/cwt	53.50–55.00	831	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	41.19/cwt	40.50–42.00	691	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 24Year ago 0

Special Feeder Cattle Sale April 4, 2020. Take in cattle on April 3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	578	105.00	105.00
2	—	465	102.00–111.00	106.35
3	—	375	71.00–115.00	98.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	32.00	32.00
4	—	1,745	52.00–72.50	63.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	53.50–55.00	54.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	40.50–42.00	41.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	27.00	27.00
5	—	1,064	35.00–47.00	39.79

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.