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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 23

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 43▼ 22 vs year ago 38 · −57.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 41▼ 16 vs year ago 39 · −41.0%

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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 $104.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −129.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$104.80

5 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.56

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	458	118.67	544	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	493	84.00	414	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $130 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 sale5 hd

104.80

—

WV average8 barns · 1,327 hd

128.36

−23.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−129.59

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	—	Low	1,598	66.24	1,059	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	54.55	710	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	50.00	733	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	27.54	295	6thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	367	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	298	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	77.36/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,269	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	13.96/cwt	13.00–15.00	121	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	431	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	32.77/cwt	28.00–37.00	371	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	501	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	55.60/cwt	50.00–74.00	741	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	733	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 Sep 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 41Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
2	—	388	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	925	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	116.00	116.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	310	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	78.00	78.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,640	74.00–80.00	77.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	13.00–15.00	13.96
3	—	1,133	28.00–37.00	32.77
1	—	1,285	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	44.00	44.00
10	—	1,333	50.00–74.00	55.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	50.00	50.00

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.