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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

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

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

598 head

▲ 598 vs last sale 0▲ 598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next Graded Sale April 11, 2020. Call sale barn for more information or visit their website at www.sbvle.com

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.20/cwt on 354 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −203.21 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$137.20

354 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	149.50	811	61
Medium and Large 2	569	137.89	784	67
Medium and Large 1-2	669	136.99	917	140
Medium and Large 3	514	135.14	695	28
Medium 1	680	126.58	861	24
Large 1	715	125.06	894	23
Large 2	690	123.00	849	1thin
Small 1-2	578	121.00	699	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $112 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 sale354 hd

137.20

—

WV average5 barns · 636 hd

138.53

−1.33

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−203.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Steers	—	Large 1	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	—	Large 1	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	408	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	583	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	706	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	776	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	503	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	724	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	18
Steers	—	Small 1-2	526	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	702	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	134.74/cwt	129.00–136.00	756	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	149.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	843	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	145.49/cwt	141.50–154.00	899	65
Steers	—	Small 1-2	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	2
Steers	—	Large 1	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	814	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	14
Steers	—	Large 1	679	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	876	7
Steers	—	Large 2	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	927	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	8
Steers	—	Large 1	746	124.94/cwt	114.00–126.00	932	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	904	22
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	107.36/cwt	105.00–111.00	876	15
Steers	—	Small 1-2	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	950	6
Steers	—	Large 1	980	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	892	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	319	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	374	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	419	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	494	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	453	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	458	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	513	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	555	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	497	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	557	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	518	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	569	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	653	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	649	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	668	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	653	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	682	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	739	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Large 2	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	835	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	593	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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 4, 2020

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Receipts 598Last week 0Year ago 0

Next Graded Sale April 11, 2020. Call sale barn for more information or visit their website at www.sbvle.com

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,080	94.00	94.00
1	—	980	91.00	91.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
11	—	746	114.00–126.00	124.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
8	—	741	119.00	119.00
14	—	654	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
4	—	506	155.00	155.00
10	—	650	124.00	124.00
20	—	482	161.00	161.00
26	—	562	144.00–155.00	149.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	100.00	100.00
6	—	888	107.00	107.00
12	—	697	133.00	133.00
15	—	816	105.00–111.00	107.36
18	—	520	171.00	171.00
22	—	766	118.00	118.00
65	—	618	141.50–154.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
3	—	478	135.00	135.00
9	—	418	169.00	169.00
10	—	510	153.00	153.00
17	—	561	129.00–136.00	134.74
27	—	646	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	143.00	143.00
8	—	503	144.00	144.00
8	—	572	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
2	—	635	117.00	117.00
7	—	526	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	90.00	90.00
3	—	350	91.00	91.00
2	—	453	80.00	80.00
1	—	835	71.00	71.00
1	—	518	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	458	112.00	112.00
6	—	569	103.00	103.00
6	—	374	112.00	112.00
3	—	682	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	567	110.00	110.00
14	—	649	103.00	103.00
13	—	497	112.00	112.00
12	—	410	116.00	116.00
6	—	756	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	120.00	120.00
8	—	561	115.00	115.00
3	—	835	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	635	113.00	113.00
20	—	491	113.00	113.00
18	—	573	114.00	114.00
10	—	422	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	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.