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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 34 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 55▲ 4 vs year ago 32 · +12.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $91.75/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −142.64 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$91.75

16 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.14

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	564	103.00	581	7thin
Medium and Large 2	627	83.00	521	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $60 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 sale16 hd

91.75

—

WV average2 barns · 191 hd

117.89

−26.14

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−142.64

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	1,710	50.16	858	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	46.90	758	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	45.10	596	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	27.47	331	8thin

Every lot

24 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	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	611	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	72.50/cwt	70.00–75.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	58.24/cwt	57.00–60.00	939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	28.40/cwt	11.00–38.00	338	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	437	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	274	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	45.63/cwt	40.00–53.00	604	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	46.90/cwt	44.00–51.00	758	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 55Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	11.00–38.00	28.40
1	—	1,305	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	34.00	34.00
21	—	1,324	40.00–53.00	45.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	44.00–51.00	46.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	57.00–60.00	58.24
1	—	1,905	34.00	34.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	85.00	85.00
2	—	795	70.00–75.00	72.50
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
3	—	527	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	84.00	84.00
1	—	505	86.00	86.00
1	—	565	89.00	89.00
1	—	603	90.00	90.00
1	—	815	76.00	76.00
1	—	860	71.00	71.00
2	—	718	80.00	80.00
1	—	480	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	104.00	104.00
2	—	898	106.00	106.00
4	—	815	114.00	114.00

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.