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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $107.15/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −127.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$107.15

26 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$16.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.49

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	108.90	576	21
Medium and Large 2-3	442	105.00	464	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	92.00	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.90/cwt here — about $97 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 sale26 hd

107.15

—

WV average6 barns · 1,192 hd

134.64

−27.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−127.59

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, 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.

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	1,886	57.19	1,079	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	43.24	715	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	39.51	533	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	27.75	318	20

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	102.30/cwt	93.00–111.00	438	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	464	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	100.99/cwt	97.00–106.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	100.98/cwt	96.00–106.00	725	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	197	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	530	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,886	57.19/cwt	50.00–62.00	1,079	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	19.72/cwt	17.00–25.00	203	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	30.48/cwt	20.00–42.00	358	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	223	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	35.37/cwt	29.00–39.00	463	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	40.30/cwt	32.00–49.00	546	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,654	43.24/cwt	40.00–46.50	715	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,092	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	743.30/cwt	735.00–750.00	9,068	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,768	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 - Moorefield, WV

Wed Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	735.00–750.00	743.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	580.00	580.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	84.00	84.00
1	—	400	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	93.00–111.00	102.30
3	—	488	97.00–106.00	100.99
11	—	520	115.00	115.00
2	—	718	96.00–106.00	100.98
2	—	600	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	89.00	89.00
1	—	550	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	93.00	93.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	17.00–25.00	19.72
15	—	1,174	20.00–42.00	30.48
1	—	1,175	19.00	19.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	29.00–39.00	35.37
21	—	1,355	32.00–49.00	40.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	40.00–46.50	43.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,886	50.00–62.00	57.19

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.