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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 29

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 96 vs year ago 105 · −91.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▼ 67 vs year ago 95 · −70.5%

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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 $107.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −126.72 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$107.67

6 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.94

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	653	107.67	703	6thin

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 sale6 hd

107.67

—

WV average5 barns · 502 hd

121.61

−13.94

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−126.72

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	—	High	1,885	85.45	1,611	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	53.58	718	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.78	640	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	45.67	488	11

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	990	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	78.18/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,415	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,035	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	72.67/cwt	65.00–76.00	614	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	945	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	529	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	29.89/cwt	25.00–35.50	302	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	11.54/cwt	10.00–13.00	130	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	52.28/cwt	46.00–60.00	653	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	53.58/cwt	49.00–57.00	718	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	42.95/cwt	42.50–43.50	588	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	597	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	113.00	113.00
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,125	88.00	88.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,810	76.00–80.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	42.50	42.50
10	—	1,249	46.00–60.00	52.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	49.00–57.00	53.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	25.00–35.50	29.89
2	—	1,123	10.00–13.00	11.54
3	—	1,370	42.50–43.50	42.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	65.00–76.00	72.67

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.