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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 22

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882

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Receipts

59 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 0▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Special Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026

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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
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	101.47	1,248	20
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,263	100.97	1,275	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	79.00	1,094	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,390	102.57	1,426	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	100.35	1,374	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,260	94.00	1,184	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	90.00	1,197	1thin

Every lot

8 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,260	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,184	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,197	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,369	100.35/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,374	10
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,390	102.57/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,426	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,232	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,236	101.02/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,249	19
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,263	100.97/cwt	99.50–102.00	1,275	17
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,385	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,094	2

This sale against other markets

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jul 22, 2020

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

Receipts 59Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	110.00	110.00
19	—	1,236	96.00–103.00	101.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,263	99.50–102.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,369	95.00–102.00	100.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,390	102.00–106.50	102.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	90.00	90.00

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.