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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 22

● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 101 vs year ago 108 · −93.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $104.29/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −130.10 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$104.29

7 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.22

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	488	104.29	509	7thin

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 sale7 hd

104.29

—

WV average4 barns · 84 hd

108.50

−4.22

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−130.10

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	1,880	83.00	1,560	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	53.50	749	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	47.26	521	3thin

Every lot

6 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	47.26/cwt	44.00–50.00	521	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	749	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 0

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	44.00–50.00	47.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	110.00	110.00
2	—	595	96.00	96.00
3	—	440	106.00	106.00

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.