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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 29

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 7▼ 113 vs year ago 136 · −83.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 8 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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.30/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.43 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.30

10 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

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	591	128.50	760	8thin
Medium and Large 2	725	87.50	634	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $125 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 sale10 hd

120.30

—

WV average4 barns · 135 hd

134.41

−14.11

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−114.43

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	2,095	80.00	1,676	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	49.18	621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	31.00	326	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	136.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	737	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	326	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	49.18/cwt	44.00–57.00	621	6

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year 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	—	2,095	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	44.00–57.00	49.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	31.00	31.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
4	—	540	135.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	85.00	85.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
4	—	530	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	94.00	94.00
1	—	540	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00

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.