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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 23▲ 2 vs year ago 38 · +5.3%

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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 $94.65/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −139.74 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$94.65

8 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.48

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	470	108.60	510	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	95.00	516	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	712	85.00	605	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale8 hd

94.65

—

WV average4 barns · 308 hd

123.13

−28.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−139.74

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	1,882	98.89	1,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,411	48.55	685	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	48.17	785	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,131	38.34	434	8thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,117	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	108.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	712	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	605	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,882	98.89/cwt	89.00–112.00	1,861	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	202	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	40.67/cwt	34.00–48.00	472	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	48.55/cwt	40.00–62.00	685	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	48.17/cwt	44.00–51.00	785	8

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	81.00	81.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	104.00–113.00	108.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	75.00	75.00
1	—	330	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,095	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	22.00	22.00
7	—	1,161	34.00–48.00	40.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,411	40.00–62.00	48.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,629	44.00–51.00	48.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	89.00–112.00	98.89

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.