Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2020-09-02

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 2
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
13 vs last sale 15 7 vs year ago 9 · 77.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
0 vs last sale 5 57 vs year ago 62 · 91.9%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $81.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 153.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.
Average price
$81.00
1 head · 750 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
54.20
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 2-375081.006081thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales
263246230214median 234.7301/1003/1805/0206/1308/08
Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $227.72, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
81.00
WV average4 barns · 81 hd
135.20
−54.20
This barn, trailing median5 sales
234.73
−153.73
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,40386.501,2143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28546.005911thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18037.004371thin

Every lot, as filed

5 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 376584.00/cwt84.00–84.006431
Bulls1,40386.50/cwt78.00–93.001,2143
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28546.00/cwt46.00–46.005911
CowsLean 85-90%1,18037.00/cwt37.00–37.004371
SteersSmall and Medium 2-375081.00/cwt81.00–81.006081

How this sale compares

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.