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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 21

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 26 vs year ago 44 · −59.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 60 · −5.0%

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $101.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −107.48 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$101.86

7 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.63

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	425	108.00	459	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	498	105.00	523	5thin
Medium and Large 2	615	80.00	492	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale7 hd

101.86

—

WV average5 barns · 257 hd

115.49

−13.63

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−107.48

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,393	65.31	910	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	45.73	638	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	42.25	676	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	31.28	365	23

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	468	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	65.31/cwt	50.00–86.00	910	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	21.12/cwt	15.00–25.00	226	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	10.07/cwt	9.00–11.00	116	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	37.11/cwt	26.00–47.00	445	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,360	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	816	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	46.09/cwt	39.00–55.00	644	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	350	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	42.25/cwt	38.00–47.00	676	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 22Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,397	39.00–55.00	46.09
1	—	1,400	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,156	9.00–11.00	10.07
5	—	1,069	15.00–25.00	21.12
16	—	1,200	26.00–47.00	37.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	38.00–47.00	42.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,393	50.00–86.00	65.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	87.00	87.00
2	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	97.00	97.00
1	—	335	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	78.00	78.00

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.