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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 13

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 213 vs year ago 225 · −94.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 43▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 special sale today see other report

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 $101.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −133.23 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$101.50

4 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.21

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	575	101.50	584	4thin

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 sale4 hd

101.50

—

WV average5 barns · 163 hd

127.71

−26.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−133.23

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	1,876	81.36	1,526	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	54.21	668	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	42.88	510	6thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,876	81.36/cwt	68.00–100.75	1,526	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	42.88/cwt	35.50–47.00	510	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,260	61.02/cwt	57.00–65.50	769	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	570	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	474.38/cwt	460.00–485.00	3,937	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,588	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Fat Cattle special sale today see other report

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	57.00–65.50	61.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	35.50–47.00	42.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,876	68.00–100.75	81.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	84.00	84.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	460.00–485.00	474.38

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.