Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-10-26

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 26

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 9 →

Receipts

872 head

▼ 755 vs last sale 1,627▲ 872 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

Lighter supply of feeders compared to last week. Steers sold steady. Heifers sold slightly lower -$1.00-$3.00 compared to last week. Next feeder sale November 9th.

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 $137.31/cwt on 426 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −203.10 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$137.31

426 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$33.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	139.99	723	276
Medium and Large 2	489	138.68	679	117
Medium and Large 3	432	114.20	494	15thin
Small 1	459	106.44	488	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.55/cwt here — about $234 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 sale426 hd

137.31

—

WV average4 barns · 644 hd

130.75

+6.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−203.10

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

Every lot

39 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	351	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	319	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	402	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	531	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	665	16
Steers	—	Small 1	427	119.11/cwt	119.00–120.00	509	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	676	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	142.11/cwt	138.00–142.50	681	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	145.44/cwt	131.00–148.50	704	33
Steers	—	Small 1	523	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	138.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	123.78/cwt	110.00–125.00	707	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	134.57/cwt	120.00–139.00	774	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	135.77/cwt	135.00–139.00	878	56
Steers	—	Small 1	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	686	122.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	841	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	393	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	508	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	567	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	604	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	671	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	631	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	739	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	660	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	94.80/cwt	92.00–99.00	729	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	120.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	112.84/cwt	106.00–116.00	480	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	114.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	595	8

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 26, 2019

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

Receipts 872Last week 1,627Year ago 0

Lighter supply of feeders compared to last week. Steers sold steady. Heifers sold slightly lower -$1.00-$3.00 compared to last week. Next feeder sale November 9th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	110.00	110.00
4	—	384	118.00–123.00	120.57
6	—	425	106.00–116.00	112.84
8	—	520	112.00–118.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	114.00	114.00
5	—	769	92.00–99.00	94.80
34	—	563	119.25	119.25
8	—	733	90.00	90.00
44	—	498	120.00	120.00
21	—	639	115.00–116.00	115.66
25	—	418	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	354	111.00	111.00
16	—	554	109.00	109.00
10	—	631	100.00	100.00
46	—	489	116.00	116.00
39	—	418	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	364	146.00	146.00
33	—	484	131.00–148.50	145.44
7	—	752	120.00	120.00
13	—	432	156.50	156.50
36	—	531	135.00–140.00	138.46
56	—	647	135.00–139.00	135.77
43	—	575	120.00–139.00	134.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	527	129.00	129.00
4	—	625	121.00	121.00
24	—	479	138.00–142.50	142.11
28	—	367	150.00	150.00
4	—	664	123.00	123.00
12	—	571	110.00–125.00	123.78
16	—	426	156.00	156.00
6	—	759	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	686	120.00–124.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	105.00	105.00
9	—	427	119.00–120.00	119.11
3	—	655	90.00	90.00
4	—	351	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	115.00	115.00
4	—	576	114.00	114.00
8	—	353	114.00	114.00

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.