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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 21

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 27Sep 21Oct 5 →

Receipts

766 head

▲ 766 vs last sale 0▲ 766 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions continue in West Virginia, pasture in short supply and some producers report hauling water to stock.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.13/cwt on 579 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −215.27 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$125.13

579 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

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	722	132.40	955	200
Medium and Large 1	766	123.91	950	254
Medium and Large 2	680	117.95	802	109
Medium and Large 3	531	102.63	545	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $411 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 sale579 hd

125.13

—

WV average6 barns · 1,673 hd

134.73

−9.60

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−215.27

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	462	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	136.17/cwt	126.00–140.00	588	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	115.75/cwt	109.00–125.00	504	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	617	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	385	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	675	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	126.58/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.11/cwt	120.00–134.00	760	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	120.31/cwt	111.00–124.00	750	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	824	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	112.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	798	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	120.33/cwt	105.00–121.00	908	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	139.26/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,068	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	115.77/cwt	108.00–128.00	893	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,108	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	862	100.56/cwt	87.00–105.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	120.28/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,052	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,117	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,112	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,005	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,186	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,179	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,069	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,151	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	102.61/cwt	84.00–115.00	431	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	531	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	97.52/cwt	92.00–105.00	492	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	104.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	589	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	88.51/cwt	85.00–91.00	549	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	707	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	88.54/cwt	85.00–89.00	582	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	752	83.01/cwt	81.00–91.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	101.58/cwt	101.00–103.00	781	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	463	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	484	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	599	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	467	6

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 Sep 21, 2019

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Dryer than average conditions continue in West Virginia, pasture in short supply and some producers report hauling water to stock.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	116.00	116.00
3	—	382	146.00	146.00
74	—	912	120.00–124.00	122.49
33	—	527	125.00–129.00	126.58
24	—	755	105.00–121.00	120.33
21	—	575	120.00–134.00	132.11
16	—	650	128.00	128.00
15	—	1,096	105.00	105.00
14	—	875	115.00–125.50	120.28
12	—	1,048	112.50	112.50
11	—	432	126.00–140.00	136.17
10	—	644	128.00	128.00
10	—	479	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	716	132.00	132.00
35	—	767	137.00–142.00	139.26
10	—	824	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	125.00	125.00
13	—	815	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	623	111.00–124.00	120.31
11	—	771	108.00–128.00	115.77
8	—	471	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,069	88.00	88.00
8	—	710	112.00–115.00	112.37
3	—	572	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,015	83.00	83.00
5	—	950	117.00	117.00
4	—	862	87.00–105.00	100.56
4	—	388	119.00	119.00
7	—	435	109.00–125.00	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	488	130.00	130.00
7	—	925	120.00	120.00
5	—	758	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	107.00	107.00
9	—	530	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	620	85.00–91.00	88.51
21	—	505	92.00–105.00	97.52
18	—	657	85.00–89.00	88.54
13	—	565	104.00–108.00	104.32
10	—	420	84.00–115.00	102.61
5	—	752	81.00–91.00	83.01
3	—	733	102.00	102.00
2	—	330	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	649	109.00	109.00
17	—	561	115.00	115.00
13	—	439	121.00	121.00
12	—	500	115.00	115.00
20	—	895	100.00	100.00
6	—	729	93.00	93.00
2	—	328	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	769	101.00–103.00	101.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	78.00	78.00
4	—	494	98.00	98.00
2	—	433	107.00	107.00
2	—	305	135.00	135.00

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.