Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2020-11-04

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 4

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 30Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 0▼ 29 vs year ago 76 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 64 · −6.3%

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.43/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −129.30 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$105.43

21 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$62.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.13

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	135.00	756	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	123.25	672	12thin
Medium 1-2	578	77.78	449	4thin
Medium and Large 2	666	72.25	481	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.75/cwt here — about $275 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 sale21 hd

105.43

—

WV average3 barns · 155 hd

129.57

−24.13

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−129.30

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	1,935	74.38	1,439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	48.02	737	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	43.67	606	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	39.33	446	28

Every lot

38 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	470	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	393	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	950	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	135	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	107.51/cwt	101.00–115.00	557	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	178	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	231	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	115.77/cwt	110.00–122.00	380	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,935	74.38/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,439	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	69.89/cwt	68.00–72.00	712	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	27.89/cwt	21.00–34.00	323	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	40.15/cwt	35.00–61.00	467	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	49.87/cwt	48.00–52.00	685	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	41.35/cwt	31.00–46.00	576	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	48.02/cwt	46.00–50.00	737	2

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,158	21.00–34.00	27.89
5	—	1,019	68.00–72.00	69.89
9	—	1,164	35.00–61.00	40.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	48.00–52.00	49.87
16	—	1,394	31.00–46.00	41.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	46.00–50.00	48.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,935	72.00–79.00	74.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	71.00–74.00	72.56
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
1	—	705	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	398	131.00	131.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
2	—	463	132.00	132.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
3	—	572	118.00	118.00
2	—	833	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
1	—	765	71.00	71.00
1	—	595	66.00	66.00
1	—	605	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	99.00	99.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
2	—	328	110.00–122.00	115.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	82.00	82.00
3	—	387	110.00–112.00	110.67
1	—	150	90.00	90.00
7	—	518	101.00–115.00	107.51
1	—	280	117.00	117.00
1	—	920	71.00	71.00
2	—	470	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	76.00	76.00
1	—	540	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	84.00	84.00
1	—	800	56.00	56.00

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.