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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 9

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 30 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 5▲ 42 vs year ago 11 · +381.8%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.97/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −113.42 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$120.97

17 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

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	330	133.00	439	1thin
Medium and Large 2	781	122.19	954	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	390	111.67	436	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $3 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 sale17 hd

120.97

—

WV average4 barns · 369 hd

129.74

−8.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−113.42

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	1,780	84.00	1,495	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	44.56	571	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	31.00	360	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,527	109.00	1,664	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,386	113.00	1,566	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,442	109.37	1,577	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,307	106.35	1,390	14

Every lot

19 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	862	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,065	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,307	106.35/cwt	104.00–109.75	1,390	14
Steers	—	Prime	1,386	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,566	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,442	109.37/cwt	107.50–111.00	1,577	26
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,527	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,664	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,495	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	44.56/cwt	40.00–53.00	571	3

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 2Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 5Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
1	—	450	106.00	106.00
1	—	300	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	116.00	116.00
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
11	—	862	123.50	123.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	40.00–53.00	44.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,386	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,307	104.00–109.75	106.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,442	107.50–111.00	109.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	109.00	109.00

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.