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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 38▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $83.22/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −151.17 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$83.22

11 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.20

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	89.00	356	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	643	86.42	556	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	67.50	338	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $19 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 sale11 hd

83.22

—

WV average7 barns · 588 hd

110.42

−27.20

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−151.17

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,717	58.33	1,001	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	45.71	611	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	44.26	656	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	27.67	309	13

Every lot

23 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. 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	85.79/cwt	78.00–95.00	409	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	791	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	704	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	465	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	810	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	405	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	61.15/cwt	54.00–67.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,360	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	278	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	17.83/cwt	15.00–21.00	157	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	579	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	24.01/cwt	23.00–26.00	282	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	34.40/cwt	30.00–43.00	414	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	434	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	44.92/cwt	40.00–52.00	630	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	44.26/cwt	40.00–50.50	656	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,381	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	40.00–52.00	44.92
1	—	1,240	35.00	35.00
2	—	1,053	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	30.00–43.00	34.40
5	—	1,173	23.00–26.00	24.01
2	—	880	15.00–21.00	17.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	40.00–50.50	44.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	54.00–67.00	61.15
1	—	2,230	61.00	61.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	78.00	78.00
3	—	477	78.00–95.00	85.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	65.00	65.00
1	—	570	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	610.00	610.00

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.