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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 2Dec 9Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 25 vs year ago 4 · +625.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 36▲ 30 vs year ago 40 · +75.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report; Last Sale of 2020 is next week December 16; No sale December 23 & 30

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 $94.38/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −140.01 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$94.38

16 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

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	597	102.33	611	6thin
Medium and Large 2	749	93.67	702	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	770	83.50	643	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$32 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

94.38

—

WV average4 barns · 126 hd

108.84

−14.46

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−140.01

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	1,589	62.06	986	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	45.50	787	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	42.88	602	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	27.39	333	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	105.50	1,340	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	104.85	1,537	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	103.54	1,446	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	96.71	1,270	3thin

Every lot

30 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 · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	898	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	116.92/cwt	102.00–124.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	118.18/cwt	111.00–122.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,313	96.71/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,270	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,397	103.54/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,446	16
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,466	104.85/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,537	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,270	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	62.06/cwt	54.00–71.00	986	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	21.29/cwt	15.00–25.00	248	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,233	54.06/cwt	50.00–58.00	667	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	31.45/cwt	20.00–37.00	392	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	40.40/cwt	29.00–53.00	583	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	787	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 4

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 36Year ago 40

Fat Cattle Sale included in report; Last Sale of 2020 is next week December 16; No sale December 23 & 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	95.00–99.00	96.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,466	102.00–108.00	104.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,397	100.00–106.00	103.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	54.00–71.00	62.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	50.00–58.00	54.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,443	29.00–53.00	40.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,167	15.00–25.00	21.29
9	—	1,247	20.00–37.00	31.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	45.50	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	105.50	105.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	482	102.00–124.00	116.92
3	—	519	111.00–122.00	118.18
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
2	—	363	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	94.00	94.00
1	—	490	92.00	92.00
1	—	520	92.00	92.00
1	—	935	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	83.00	83.00
1	—	695	65.00	65.00
2	—	898	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
2	—	823	106.00	106.00
2	—	540	96.00	96.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00

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.