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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 27

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← earliestApr 27Sep 21 →

Receipts

417 head

▲ 417 vs last sale 0▲ 417 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.03/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$138.03

208 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$41.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	141.11	753	114
Medium and Large 3	471	138.80	654	30
Medium and Large 1	584	133.59	781	61
Small 1	615	110.00	677	1thin
Small 2	448	100.00	448	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about $305 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 sale208 hd

138.03

—

WV average6 barns · 463 hd

132.60

+5.43

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

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	486	3
Steers	—	Small 2	363	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	171.17/cwt	155.00–181.00	650	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	182.22/cwt	168.00–186.00	851	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	176.12/cwt	173.00–177.00	854	9
Steers	—	Small 2	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	173.62/cwt	171.00–175.00	918	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	172.37/cwt	172.00–173.00	927	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	554	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	173.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,006	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	175.88/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,115	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,107	5
Steers	—	Small 1	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	144.99/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,067	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,036	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,058	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	952	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,133	3
Steers	—	Small 1	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,170	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	599	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Small 2	448	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	620	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	701	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	146.63/cwt	144.00–149.00	824	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	16
Heifers	—	Small 1	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	827	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	814	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	783	2

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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 27, 2019

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

Receipts 417Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	131.00	131.00
5	—	432	140.00	140.00
9	—	739	115.00	115.00
13	—	497	141.00	141.00
16	—	562	140.00	140.00
17	—	649	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	138.00	138.00
9	—	543	149.00	149.00
15	—	466	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	102.00	102.00
3	—	307	134.00	134.00
24	—	485	149.00	149.00
38	—	562	144.00–149.00	146.63
14	—	634	130.50	130.50
21	—	422	142.00	142.00
4	—	509	147.00	147.00
8	—	696	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	119.00	119.00
11	—	538	172.00–173.00	172.37
14	—	634	173.00–178.00	175.88
2	—	1,035	113.00	113.00
5	—	659	168.00	168.00
7	—	736	144.00–151.00	144.99
8	—	385	180.00	180.00
9	—	485	173.00–177.00	176.12
3	—	853	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	131.00	131.00
2	—	283	155.00	155.00
3	—	317	150.00–155.00	153.34
3	—	745	139.00	139.00
8	—	380	155.00–181.00	171.17
10	—	578	170.00–175.00	173.99
10	—	634	170.00	170.00
14	—	529	171.00–175.00	173.62
18	—	467	168.00–186.00	182.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	131.00	131.00
5	—	495	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	168.00	168.00
2	—	483	174.00	174.00
1	—	315	114.00	114.00
3	—	640	134.00	134.00
4	—	554	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	108.00	108.00
2	—	673	117.00	117.00

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.