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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 5

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 7▼ 118 vs year ago 157 · −75.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 16▲ 38 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 $88.50/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −145.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$88.50

14 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.93

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	464	108.50	503	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	79.33	426	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	76.00	437	2thin
Small and Medium 3	415	66.00	274	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $229 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

88.50

—

WV average4 barns · 88 hd

113.43

−24.93

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−145.89

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	—	High	1,723	89.53	1,542	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	63.25	851	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	59.39	896	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	897	29.79	267	4thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	748	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	539	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	285	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	415	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	274	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	115.65/cwt	99.00–120.00	552	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	683	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	748	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	381	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.94/cwt	51.00–104.50	1,407	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	763	11.47/cwt	10.00–13.50	88	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	48.12/cwt	45.00–51.00	496	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	61.98/cwt	49.00–75.00	841	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	59.39/cwt	51.00–67.00	896	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 7Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	99.00–120.00	115.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	144.00	144.00
3	—	488	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	76.00	76.00
1	—	565	77.00	77.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	111.00	111.00
2	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	128.00	128.00
1	—	595	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	112.50	112.50
5	—	1,656	51.00–104.50	84.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,357	49.00–75.00	61.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	51.00–67.00	59.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	10.00–13.50	11.47
2	—	1,030	45.00–51.00	48.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00

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.