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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 19

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Receipts

1,627 head

▼ 577 vs last sale 2,204▲ 1,627 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.16/cwt on 821 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −202.24 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$138.16

821 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$56.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	433	160.00	693	49
Medium 1	541	142.07	769	308
Large 1	589	138.86	817	128
Medium and Large 2	505	136.36	689	204
Large 1-2	425	136.00	578	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	579	133.33	772	52
Medium 1-2	513	132.00	677	3thin
Medium and Large 1	560	132.00	739	2thin
Large 2	559	131.31	734	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	280	130.00	364	1thin
Large 3	395	120.00	474	1thin
Small 1	970	116.00	1,125	1thin
Small 1-2	480	113.30	543	23
Small and Medium 1-2	525	112.50	591	10thin
Medium and Large 3	520	108.49	564	24
Medium 3	355	104.00	369	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.00/cwt here — about $324 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 sale821 hd

138.16

—

WV average8 barns · 1,441 hd

135.27

+2.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−202.24

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

Every lot

114 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 · Steers59 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	266	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	460	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	343	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	394	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	353	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	399	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	128.76/cwt	114.00–134.50	484	54
Steers	—	Medium 1	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	15
Steers	—	Large 2	378	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	469	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	456	3
Steers	—	Large 3	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Steers	—	Large 1	428	145.85/cwt	110.00–155.00	624	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	431	157.38/cwt	101.00–160.00	678	22
Steers	—	Medium 2	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	49
Steers	—	Small 1-2	436	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	528	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	444	108.98/cwt	81.00–117.00	484	15
Steers	—	Large 2	448	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	109.35/cwt	100.00–119.00	506	2
Steers	—	Large 2	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	2
Steers	—	Large 1	472	154.16/cwt	120.00–159.00	728	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	740	40
Steers	—	Medium 1	479	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	726	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	513	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	752	40
Steers	—	Medium 1	529	143.63/cwt	143.50–145.00	760	71
Steers	—	Large 1	531	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	743	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	551	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	634	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	780	30
Steers	—	Small 1-2	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	575	135.46/cwt	135.00–135.50	779	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	760	29
Steers	—	Large 1	581	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	805	40
Steers	—	Large 2Thin Fleshed	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	60
Steers	—	Large 1	641	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	872	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	—	Large 2	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	923	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	6
Steers	—	Large 1	745	130.22/cwt	123.00–131.00	970	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	752	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	797	3
Steers	—	Large 1	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	832	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	986	5
Steers	—	Large 1	843	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	995	3
Steers	—	Large 2	955	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,060	1
Steers	—	Small 1	970	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	975	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,131	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	247	110.78/cwt	110.00–111.00	274	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	284	110.98/cwt	104.00–118.00	315	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	118.96/cwt	106.00–122.00	408	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	348	98.57/cwt	81.00–101.00	343	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	419	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	119.58/cwt	87.00–126.00	505	82
Heifers	—	Large 1	431	107.17/cwt	106.00–111.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	483	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	485	99.39/cwt	94.00–105.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	570	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	119.08/cwt	101.00–120.00	582	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	589	100
Heifers	—	Medium 1	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	108.47/cwt	95.00–115.00	576	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	116.64/cwt	100.00–117.00	646	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	690	94
Heifers	—	Small 1	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	563	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	791	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	113.09/cwt	100.00–116.00	722	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	652	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	673	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	746	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	739	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	277	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	357	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	320	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	296	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	119.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	405	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	449	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	327	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	125.21/cwt	117.50–129.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	118.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	555	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	106.13/cwt	75.00–116.00	549	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	100.19/cwt	88.00–107.00	561	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Oct 19, 2019

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

Receipts 1,627Last week 2,204Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	560	88.00–107.00	100.19
1	—	765	96.00	96.00
2	—	385	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
10	—	467	110.00–121.00	118.81
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
5	—	340	115.00–120.00	119.10
8	—	517	75.00–116.00	106.13
3	—	440	117.50–129.00	125.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	120.00–126.00	123.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	107.50	107.50
5	—	277	129.00	129.00
1	—	235	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	120.00–159.00	154.16
31	—	641	136.00	136.00
40	—	581	138.50	138.50
3	—	843	118.00	118.00
5	—	428	110.00–155.00	145.85
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
10	—	745	123.00–131.00	130.22
24	—	531	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	140.00	140.00
1	—	975	116.00	116.00
68	—	575	135.00–135.50	135.46
71	—	529	143.50–145.00	143.63
22	—	431	101.00–160.00	157.38
60	—	637	135.00	135.00
64	—	479	151.50	151.50
1	—	685	131.00	131.00
6	—	735	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	111.00	111.00
3	—	655	106.00	106.00
3	—	752	106.00	106.00
15	—	444	81.00–117.00	108.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
2	—	343	115.00	115.00
2	—	730	101.00	101.00
4	—	353	113.00	113.00
5	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
8	—	436	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	707	130.50	130.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
30	—	561	139.00	139.00
2	—	463	100.00–119.00	109.35
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
3	—	393	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	90.00	90.00
9	—	551	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	433	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	124.00	124.00
2	—	448	147.50	147.50
2	—	465	157.00	157.00
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
1	—	955	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	524	143.50	143.50
5	—	832	118.50	118.50
6	—	763	114.50	114.50
7	—	336	137.00	137.00
23	—	647	124.00	124.00
29	—	578	131.50	131.50
54	—	376	114.00–134.50	128.76
40	—	476	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	94.00–105.00	99.39
2	—	500	102.00	102.00
3	—	350	110.00	110.00
4	—	573	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
4	—	431	106.00–111.00	107.17
1	—	485	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
57	—	420	125.00	125.00
6	—	531	95.00–115.00	108.47
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
19	—	489	101.00–120.00	119.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
3	—	483	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	633	125.00	125.00
94	—	559	123.50	123.50
100	—	494	119.25	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	91.00	91.00
5	—	740	80.00	80.00
10	—	455	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	422	87.00–126.00	119.58
30	—	343	106.00–122.00	118.96
9	—	746	99.00	99.00
22	—	638	100.00–116.00	113.09
49	—	554	100.00–117.00	116.64
72	—	487	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	348	81.00–101.00	98.57
5	—	569	101.00	101.00
7	—	652	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	92.00	92.00
4	—	284	104.00–118.00	110.98
9	—	247	110.00–111.00	110.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	105.00	105.00

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.