Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2020-10-07

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 7
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
32 head
10 vs last sale 22 19 vs year ago 13 · +146.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
43 vs last sale 40 33 vs year ago 50 · +66.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

FCattle sale incorporated in this report. Special Feeder Sale October 10. Receive Cattle on October 9. Call yards for more info.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 117.73 against this barn's trailing median of $232.17.
Average price
$114.44
9 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$61
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.81
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2255128.003261thin
Medium 1-2290122.003541thin
Medium and Large 1-2477112.335356thin
Small and Medium 1-2365106.003871thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale9 hd
114.44
WV average6 barns · 1,290 hd
124.25
−9.81
This barn, trailing median2 sales
232.17
−117.73
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
BullsLow1,41162.678848thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40548.676844thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31941.2354419
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16428.6533414
HeifersChoiceAverage1,277107.001,3661thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,326108.211,43526
SteersChoiceAverage1,340106.401,4268thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33343.29/cwt31.00–56.0057716
Bulls1,72534.00/cwt34.00–34.005871
CowsLean 85-90%1,19129.67/cwt21.00–37.0035312
SteersChoice and Prime1,323108.14/cwt106.00–110.001,43124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40548.67/cwt45.00–54.006844
HeifersChoice1,277107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,3661
Dairy SteersLarge 3-467069.00/cwt69.00–69.004621
SteersMedium and Large 2575109.00/cwt109.00–109.006271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582112.00/cwt112.00–112.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2165121.00/cwt121.00–121.002001
Dairy SteersLarge 3-456559.98/cwt59.00–61.003392
HeifersMedium 1-2290122.00/cwt122.00–122.003541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432125.00/cwt125.00–125.005403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2758120.00/cwt120.00–120.009102
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2365106.00/cwt106.00–106.003871
SteersChoice and Prime1,359109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4812
CowsLean 85-90%97512.00/cwt12.00–12.001171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
SteersMedium and Large 2535111.00/cwt111.00–111.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24730.23/cwt29.00–32.003773
SteersChoice1,340106.40/cwt104.00–109.001,4268
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515108.49/cwt107.00–110.005592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643123.00/cwt123.00–123.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 2255128.00/cwt128.00–128.003261
CowsLean 85-90%1,03533.00/cwt33.00–33.003421
Bulls1,36666.76/cwt39.00–82.009127

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.