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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 8

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 32▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 11▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $125.06/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −109.33 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$125.06

73 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

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	724	125.06	905	73

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 sale73 hd

125.06

—

WV average1 barns · 73 hd

125.06

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−109.33

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	1,737	94.95	1,649	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	59.82	792	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	58.33	946	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	55.00	666	1thin

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	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	324	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,046	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	934	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	752	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	549	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,737	94.95/cwt	71.00–104.00	1,649	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	59.82/cwt	50.00–75.00	792	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	58.33/cwt	55.00–64.00	946	4

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	55.00–64.00	58.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,324	50.00–75.00	59.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,737	71.00–104.00	94.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,025	102.00	102.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	728	128.25	128.25
4	—	767	96.00–100.00	98.02
2	—	650	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00

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.