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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 24

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 7▼ 100 vs year ago 132 · −75.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 82▲ 11 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

Much lighter run following last week's slaughter cattle special. Demand steady for a slightly larger offering of feeders as well as slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $145.93/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −88.80 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$145.93

14 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	149.91	814	11thin
Medium and Large 2	424	131.33	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $258 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 sale14 hd

145.93

—

WV average2 barns · 34 hd

142.88

+3.05

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−88.80

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	1,745	104.64	1,826	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	59.52	903	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	51.95	699	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	41.18	440	2thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	104.64/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,826	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	41.18/cwt	32.00–48.00	440	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	51.95/cwt	51.00–53.00	699	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	53.53/cwt	46.00–60.00	782	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,030	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 Jun 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 7Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 82Year ago 0

Much lighter run following last week's slaughter cattle special. Demand steady for a slightly larger offering of feeders as well as slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	157.00	157.00
6	—	594	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	104.00	104.00
2	—	495	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	101.00–108.00	104.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	32.00–48.00	41.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	51.00–53.00	51.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	46.00–60.00	53.53
2	—	1,573	65.00–66.00	65.50

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.