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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 22▲ 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 53▲ 19 vs year ago 22 · +86.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch board sale results

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 $118.48/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −115.91 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$118.48

21 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.31

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	496	118.48	588	21

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 sale21 hd

118.48

—

WV average6 barns · 726 hd

129.79

−11.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−115.91

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	2,069	76.91	1,591	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	53.87	691	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	53.79	882	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	34.50	408	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,166	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	123.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	636	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	175	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	208	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	277	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	131.95/cwt	124.00–140.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,069	76.91/cwt	64.00–86.00	1,591	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	543	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	273	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	53.87/cwt	44.00–70.00	691	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	53.79/cwt	43.00–60.00	882	5

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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 22Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 53Year ago 22

See South Branch board sale results

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	126.00	126.00
1	—	305	138.00	138.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	408	124.00–140.00	131.95
2	—	662	116.00	116.00
3	—	568	106.00–107.00	106.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
2	—	623	128.00	128.00
2	—	980	119.00	119.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	662	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	120.00–130.00	123.84
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
7	—	541	115.00–120.00	117.55
1	—	295	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,282	44.00–70.00	53.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	43.00–60.00	53.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,185	23.00	23.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,069	64.00–86.00	76.91

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.