Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-11-09

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2019-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Nov 9

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 26Nov 9Apr 4 →

Receipts

397 head

▼ 475 vs last sale 872▲ 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.67/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$116.67

194 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	121.50	638	42
Medium and Large 1-2	624	119.55	746	30
Medium 1	437	116.28	508	17thin
Small 1-2	425	116.00	493	3thin
Medium and Large 2	518	115.07	596	77
Medium and Large 2-3	452	112.00	506	17thin
Medium and Large 3	335	107.00	358	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $279 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 sale194 hd

116.67

—

WV average5 barns · 411 hd

107.60

+9.08

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	625	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	454	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	140.53/cwt	120.00–143.00	670	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	6
Steers	—	Large 1	515	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	737	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	126.95/cwt	100.00–134.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	118.60/cwt	117.00–119.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	859	6
Steers	—	Large 1	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	975	15
Steers	—	Large 1	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	134.15/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,096	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	363	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	490	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	424	119.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	507	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	506	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	592	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	582	23
Heifers	—	Medium 1	524	106.15/cwt	104.00–113.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	676	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	111.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	651	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.04/cwt	121.00–121.50	753	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	762	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	656	14

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 Nov 9, 2019

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

Receipts 397Last week 872Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	104.00–113.00	106.15
3	—	363	119.00	119.00
10	—	424	115.00–120.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	487	121.50	121.50
23	—	556	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	116.00	116.00
23	—	487	119.50	119.50
34	—	582	110.00–118.00	111.79
4	—	365	119.00	119.00
3	—	640	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	335	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	597	120.00	120.00
9	—	651	117.00	117.00
13	—	622	121.00–121.50	121.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	452	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	538	122.00	122.00
2	—	368	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	137.50	137.50
3	—	725	115.00	115.00
6	—	651	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
15	—	712	137.00	137.00
3	—	562	123.00	123.00
19	—	817	119.00–136.00	134.15
6	—	483	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
7	—	337	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	141.00	141.00
5	—	635	117.00–119.00	118.60
7	—	434	144.00	144.00
2	—	527	125.00	125.00
5	—	380	134.00	134.00
7	—	568	100.00–134.00	126.95
9	—	477	120.00–143.00	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	134.00	134.00
6	—	534	138.00	138.00
6	—	648	132.50	132.50
3	—	427	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	124.00	124.00

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.