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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 14

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 8 vs year ago 25 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 83▼ 33 vs year ago 55 · −60.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Sale October 17. Receive Cattle on October 16. Call yards for more info.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $101.88/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −132.86 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$101.88

8 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$41.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.30

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	505	113.40	573	5thin
Medium and Large 2	505	100.00	505	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	490	76.00	372	1thin
Medium and Large 3	630	72.00	454	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.40/cwt here — about $119 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

101.88

—

WV average5 barns · 1,618 hd

145.17

−43.30

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−132.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	2,015	79.00	1,592	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	46.52	619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	28.53	330	9thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	490	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	372	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	15.68/cwt	5.00–26.00	160	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	32.20/cwt	27.00–35.00	385	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	46.52/cwt	40.00–62.00	619	11

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 83Year ago 55

Special Feeder Sale October 17. Receive Cattle on October 16. Call yards for more info.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,330	40.00–62.00	46.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	5.00–26.00	15.68
7	—	1,197	27.00–35.00	32.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	79.00	79.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	109.00	109.00
3	—	477	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00

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.