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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 18

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 22▼ 26 vs year ago 34 · −76.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 29 · +89.7%

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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −140.14 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$94.25

4 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.29

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	450	109.50	493	2thin
Medium 1-2	365	80.00	292	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	770	78.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale4 hd

94.25

—

WV average3 barns · 225 hd

121.54

−27.29

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−140.14

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	1,796	70.74	1,270	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	52.61	667	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	31.71	355	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	115.50	1,627	12

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	770	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,409	115.50/cwt	115.25–115.75	1,627	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,796	70.74/cwt	56.00–82.00	1,270	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	962	69.41/cwt	61.00–79.00	668	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	25.12/cwt	20.50–30.00	273	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	36.25/cwt	26.00–46.00	403	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	17.86/cwt	10.00–25.00	212	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	51.19/cwt	36.00–68.00	661	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,610	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	564	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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	20.50–30.00	25.12
9	—	1,113	26.00–46.00	36.25
2	—	1,188	10.00–25.00	17.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	61.00–79.00	69.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	35.00	35.00
23	—	1,292	36.00–68.00	51.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,409	115.25–115.75	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,796	56.00–82.00	70.74

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.