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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 30

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 44▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 60▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.92/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −128.81 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$105.92

15 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.47

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	460	114.00	524	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	110.80	589	11thin
Medium 2-3	470	93.00	437	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	82.00	414	1thin
Medium and Large 3	1,075	81.00	871	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale15 hd

105.92

—

WV average6 barns · 667 hd

130.39

−24.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−128.81

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	—	Low	1,674	45.05	754	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	40.29	614	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	38.20	490	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,099	23.29	256	41

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	110.26/cwt	90.00–132.00	469	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	470	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	112.36/cwt	106.00–116.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	105.11/cwt	90.00–113.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Canadian Origin	1,075	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	871	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	104.39/cwt	78.00–130.00	350	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	38.08/cwt	30.00–46.00	548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	52.01/cwt	51.00–53.00	992	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	923	15.23/cwt	10.00–19.50	141	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	13.56/cwt	12.50–15.00	143	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	20.66/cwt	16.00–33.00	219	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	26.42/cwt	15.00–38.00	303	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	28.46/cwt	25.00–30.50	355	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	38.95/cwt	30.00–50.00	497	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	40.29/cwt	38.00–42.50	614	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	798	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	78.00–130.00	104.39
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	86.00	86.00
1	—	540	102.00	102.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	90.00–132.00	110.26
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
3	—	675	90.00–113.00	105.11
3	—	512	106.00–116.00	112.36
2	—	563	110.00–116.00	112.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	80.00	80.00
1	—	355	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	96.00	96.00
1	—	440	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	106.00–110.00	108.08
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	430	94.00	94.00
1	—	390	108.00	108.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	690.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	38.00–42.50	40.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	12.50–15.00	13.56
24	—	1,145	15.00–38.00	26.42
12	—	1,060	16.00–33.00	20.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	10.00–19.50	15.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	30.00–50.00	38.95
3	—	1,247	25.00–30.50	28.46
1	—	1,565	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	30.00–46.00	38.08
2	—	1,908	51.00–53.00	52.01

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.