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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 3

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Sep 19Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

1,148 head

▲ 1,148 vs last sale 0▼ 290 vs year ago 1,438 · −20.2%

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 $150.28/cwt on 660 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −190.12 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$150.28

660 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$55.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	170.67	790	24
Medium 1	555	158.11	878	288
Medium and Large 2	514	155.74	801	107
Large 1	599	146.56	877	126
Medium and Large 3	435	139.94	609	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	778	128.34	998	55
Small 1-2	580	118.40	687	12thin
Small 1	480	116.00	557	3thin
Medium 1-2	653	115.00	751	28

One grade step is worth $55.67/cwt here — about $39 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 sale660 hd

150.28

—

WV average6 barns · 1,169 hd

145.72

+4.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−190.12

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

Every lot

80 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	537	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	692	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	178.08/cwt	163.00–179.00	691	16
Steers	—	Small 1-2	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	418	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	769	20
Steers	—	Medium 1	433	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	805	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	601	7
Steers	—	Large 1	478	165.79/cwt	150.50–168.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium 1	480	173.54/cwt	168.50–174.00	833	54
Steers	—	Small 1	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	527	161.28/cwt	159.50–161.50	850	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	146.11/cwt	113.00–148.50	773	15
Steers	—	Large 1	534	152.13/cwt	130.50–153.00	812	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	751	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	12
Steers	—	Medium 1	578	148.77/cwt	147.00–149.50	860	45
Steers	—	Small 1-2	579	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	669	4
Steers	—	Large 1	582	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	838	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Steers	—	Large 1	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	41
Steers	—	Medium 1	640	140.80/cwt	135.00–141.00	901	58
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	127.31/cwt	102.00–129.00	835	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	120.27/cwt	113.50–126.00	803	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	674	119.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	808	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	732	137.76/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,008	16
Steers	—	Large 1	733	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,019	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,056	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	130.58/cwt	104.00–137.00	1,135	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,202	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,296	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,088	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,268	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	447	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	496	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	422	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	454	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	135.24/cwt	111.00–137.00	565	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	30
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	433	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	446	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	553	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	468	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	130.83/cwt	118.00–134.00	636	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	84
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	524	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	116.54/cwt	105.00–117.75	657	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	727	88
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	109.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	809	34
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	865	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	755	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	612	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	701	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	3

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 3, 2020

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

Receipts 1,148Last week 0Year ago 1,438

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	119.00	119.00
2	—	505	121.00	121.00
7	—	461	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	100.00	100.00
2	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.46
38	—	418	111.00–137.00	135.24
19	—	564	105.00–117.75	116.54
11	—	646	107.00–110.00	109.46
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
8	—	341	131.00	131.00
38	—	486	118.00–134.00	130.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	749	115.50	115.50
9	—	352	141.00	141.00
88	—	566	128.50	128.50
84	—	491	141.00	141.00
30	—	425	147.00	147.00
34	—	650	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
15	—	446	124.00	124.00
6	—	367	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
4	—	468	111.00	111.00
3	—	524	107.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	755	81.00	81.00
1	—	425	98.00	98.00
2	—	660	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	134.00	134.00
3	—	542	132.00	132.00
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
2	—	433	122.00	122.00
1	—	385	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	113.00–148.50	146.11
16	—	481	161.00	161.00
8	—	742	130.00	130.00
16	—	656	102.00–129.00	127.31
16	—	388	163.00–179.00	178.08
12	—	571	140.00	140.00
4	—	348	170.00	170.00
20	—	426	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	121.00	121.00
16	—	869	104.00–137.00	130.58
5	—	1,049	123.50	123.50
9	—	550	136.50	136.50
6	—	848	124.50	124.50
6	—	901	135.00	135.00
9	—	668	113.50–126.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
7	—	459	131.00	131.00
2	—	613	122.00	122.00
7	—	342	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	115.50	115.50
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	395	132.00	132.00
2	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	114.00–120.00	116.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
17	—	374	185.00	185.00
3	—	583	140.00	140.00
2	—	958	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	527	159.50–161.50	161.28
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
58	—	640	135.00–141.00	140.80
2	—	1,088	116.50	116.50
16	—	732	129.00–139.00	137.76
33	—	433	186.00	186.00
1	—	755	139.00	139.00
54	—	480	168.50–174.00	173.54
2	—	343	175.00	175.00
3	—	674	110.00–125.00	119.92
45	—	578	147.00–149.50	148.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	653	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	150.50–168.00	165.79
28	—	582	144.00	144.00
17	—	733	139.00	139.00
25	—	534	130.50–153.00	152.13
41	—	638	141.00	141.00

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.