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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 6

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▼ 108 vs year ago 128 · −84.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 28▼ 32 vs year ago 75 · −42.7%

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.51/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −143.88 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$90.51

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 2

$61.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.66

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	111.87	508	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	469	97.33	456	3thin
Medium and Large 3	615	72.00	443	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	665	65.00	432	1thin
Small and Medium 2	755	50.00	378	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.87/cwt here — about $130 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 sale9 hd

90.51

—

WV average4 barns · 197 hd

119.17

−28.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−143.88

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	1,564	80.29	1,256	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,585	75.00	1,189	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	54.45	692	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	33.53	374	15

Every lot

24 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	665	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	755	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	378	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	67.03/cwt	65.00–69.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	83.58/cwt	58.00–101.50	1,309	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	153	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,051	68.50/cwt	59.00–79.00	720	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	29.20/cwt	24.00–35.00	326	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	42.25/cwt	29.00–49.00	490	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	50.44/cwt	44.00–56.50	673	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,189	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	59.00–79.00	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	29.00–49.00	42.25
6	—	1,118	24.00–35.00	29.20
2	—	955	16.00	16.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,334	44.00–56.50	50.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,566	58.00–101.50	83.58
1	—	1,550	54.00	54.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	102.00	102.00
2	—	428	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	101.00–107.00	104.05
1	—	385	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	65.00–69.00	67.03
1	—	910	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
1	—	420	112.00	112.00

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.