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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

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

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882

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Receipts

121 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 0▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Special Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026

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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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,253	74.00	927	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,314	102.49	1,347	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,214	98.82	1,200	56
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,132	94.67	1,072	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,142	79.00	902	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,381	106.28	1,468	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,361	103.04	1,402	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	92.50	994	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	75.00	965	1thin

Every lot

14 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceLight Weight	1,075	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	994	4
Steers	—	Select	1,286	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	965	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,361	103.04/cwt	103.00–103.50	1,402	14
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,371	106.15/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,455	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectLight Weight	998	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,054	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	959	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,171	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,130	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,176	98.34/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,156	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,247	99.23/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,237	30
Heifers	—	Select	1,286	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,055	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,293	101.06/cwt	100.50–105.50	1,307	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,332	103.66/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,381	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,253	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	927	1

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV

Wed Oct 2, 2019

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

Receipts 121Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	96.50	96.50
2	—	1,054	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	998	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,286	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,332	102.00–105.00	103.66
9	—	1,293	100.50–105.50	101.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,247	85.00–109.00	99.23
26	—	1,176	95.50–102.00	98.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,253	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	108.00	108.00
13	—	1,371	104.00–108.50	106.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,361	103.00–103.50	103.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,286	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	92.50	92.50

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.