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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 28

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 21Oct 28Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 32 vs year ago 51 · −62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 57▼ 51 vs year ago 86 · −59.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale October 30; Last special Graded Feeder sale for 2020 November 7.

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 $96.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −138.23 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$96.50

6 head · 834 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.83

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	580	107.50	624	2thin
Medium and Large 2	962	91.00	875	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale6 hd

96.50

—

WV average5 barns · 647 hd

132.33

−35.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−138.23

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	1,614	52.74	851	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	45.52	567	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	43.00	628	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	35.56	403	20

Every lot

14 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 2	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,122	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,021	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,614	52.74/cwt	42.00–64.00	851	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	845	56.42/cwt	40.00–70.00	477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	893	48.38/cwt	47.00–50.00	432	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	33.24/cwt	20.00–43.00	387	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	44.70/cwt	40.00–55.00	602	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	628	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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 57Year ago 86

Special Cow Sale October 30; Last special Graded Feeder sale for 2020 November 7.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,122	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	80.00	80.00
2	—	503	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	410	90.00	90.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	40.00–55.00	44.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	40.00–70.00	56.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,164	20.00–43.00	33.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	47.00–50.00	48.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	42.00–64.00	52.74

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.