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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 25

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 18Apr 25Sep 19 →

Receipts

511 head

▼ 1,047 vs last sale 1,558▲ 94 vs year ago 417 · +22.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Regular Weekly Wednesday Sales resume April 29, 2020.

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 $122.45/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$122.45

232 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	502	127.27	638	79
Medium and Large 2	506	126.03	638	47
Medium and Large 1-2	530	120.82	640	49
Medium and Large 3	480	120.00	576	6thin
Medium and Large 1	663	114.83	761	48
Small 1	705	94.75	668	2thin
Large 1	850	90.00	765	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale232 hd

122.45

—

WV average4 barns · 523 hd

122.72

−0.27

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	347	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	458	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	363	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	159.60/cwt	148.00–162.00	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	716	18
Steers	—	Medium 3	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Steers	—	Small 1	460	127.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	475	132.83/cwt	125.00–141.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	154.37/cwt	151.00–156.00	743	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	837	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	867	6
Steers	—	Large 1	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	152.21/cwt	150.00–154.00	862	29
Steers	—	Medium 1	637	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	968	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	918	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	659	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	10
Steers	—	Large 1	664	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,009	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	15
Steers	—	Large 1	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	928	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	990	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,170	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,182	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	342	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	537	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1	419	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	553	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	549	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	486	127.12/cwt	115.00–128.75	618	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	543	127.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	700	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	771	40
Heifers	—	Medium 1	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	105.37/cwt	85.00–108.00	754	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	692	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	510	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	6

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 25, 2020

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

Receipts 511Last week 1,558Year ago 417

Regular Weekly Wednesday Sales resume April 29, 2020.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	153.00	153.00
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
15	—	741	120.00	120.00
13	—	637	152.00	152.00
4	—	659	124.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	363	156.00	156.00
2	—	475	125.00–141.00	132.83
1	—	1,170	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	754	120.00	120.00
5	—	664	152.00	152.00
1	—	545	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	121.00–130.00	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	151.00–156.00	154.37
7	—	651	141.00	141.00
6	—	418	148.00–162.00	159.60
5	—	344	155.00	155.00
2	—	755	84.00	84.00
2	—	558	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	142.00	142.00
6	—	767	121.00	121.00
6	—	513	169.00	169.00
2	—	908	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	566	150.00–154.00	152.21
18	—	419	171.00	171.00
13	—	509	164.50	164.50
13	—	488	160.00	160.00
10	—	848	116.00	116.00
7	—	642	144.00	144.00
4	—	965	100.00	100.00
2	—	725	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	82.00	82.00
1	—	600	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	492	129.50	129.50
12	—	567	123.50	123.50
9	—	419	131.00	131.00
7	—	633	112.00	112.00
4	—	348	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	716	85.00–108.00	105.37
17	—	415	129.50	129.50
8	—	314	140.00	140.00
6	—	583	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	648	119.00	119.00
8	—	736	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	558	125.00	125.00
27	—	486	115.00–128.75	127.12
11	—	419	132.00	132.00
5	—	342	138.00	138.00
3	—	543	123.00–129.00	127.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	165.00	165.00
6	—	548	133.00	133.00
5	—	388	154.00	154.00
2	—	493	134.00	134.00

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.