Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2020-10-17

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

1,998 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 2,141▲ 371 vs year ago 1,627 · +22.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

View

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.25/cwt on 864 head.

Average price

$125.25

864 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$26.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	457	130.19	595	13thin
Medium and Large 2	486	127.93	622	318
Medium and Large 1-2	514	127.48	655	51
Medium and Large 1	535	125.08	669	398
Large 1	544	123.67	672	3thin
Medium and Large 3	496	114.68	568	72
Small 1-2	523	103.67	542	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $53 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 sale864 hd

125.25

—

WV average4 barns · 1,154 hd

124.03

+1.22

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	550	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	677	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	680	20
Steers	—	Medium 1	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	745	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	739	42
Steers	—	Small 1-2	439	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	589	14
Steers	—	Medium 1	469	154.02/cwt	142.00–158.00	722	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	152.21/cwt	131.00–153.00	720	52
Steers	—	Large 1	479	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	742	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	160.17/cwt	144.00–161.50	775	25
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	139.34/cwt	116.00–140.00	732	60
Steers	—	Medium 1	527	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	791	40
Steers	—	Large 1	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	28
Steers	—	Small 1-2	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	780	34
Steers	—	Medium 1	580	142.85/cwt	119.00–143.50	829	73
Steers	—	Large 1	581	141.80/cwt	141.80–141.80	824	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	15
Steers	—	Small 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	852	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	34
Steers	—	Medium 1	641	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	849	81
Steers	—	Large 1	645	132.17/cwt	110.00–132.50	852	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	108.89/cwt	103.00–116.00	712	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	124.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	908	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	731	114.20/cwt	101.00–116.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	739	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	972	14
Steers	—	Small 1-2	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	746	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	981	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	980	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,020	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,172	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	126.65/cwt	126.50–127.00	1,160	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	140.51/cwt	121.00–142.50	483	31
Heifers	—	Medium 1	362	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	118.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	433	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	143.14/cwt	110.00–144.00	597	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	582	60
Heifers	—	Large 1	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.74/cwt	130.00–147.00	634	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	453	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	121.78/cwt	110.00–122.00	593	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	125.29/cwt	110.00–126.00	619	144
Heifers	—	Medium 1	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	634	19
Heifers	—	Medium 1	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	23
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	695	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	750	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	757	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	751	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	833	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	257	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	257	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	137.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	109.72/cwt	108.50–111.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.09/cwt	105.00–120.00	770	19

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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 1,998Last week 2,141Year ago 1,627

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	731	101.00–116.00	114.20
8	—	559	110.00	110.00
6	—	360	146.00	146.00
3	—	637	106.00	106.00
14	—	464	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	416	179.00	179.00
8	—	654	103.00–116.00	108.89
4	—	304	181.00	181.00
25	—	484	144.00–161.50	160.17
15	—	598	136.00	136.00
17	—	730	120.00–125.00	124.41
10	—	916	126.50–127.00	126.65
13	—	636	134.00	134.00
12	—	895	131.00	131.00
6	—	763	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	767	124.00	124.00
34	—	638	130.00	130.00
34	—	576	135.50	135.50
52	—	473	131.00–153.00	152.21
39	—	428	153.00	153.00
15	—	335	174.00	174.00
20	—	382	178.00	178.00
60	—	525	116.00–140.00	139.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	109.00	109.00
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
5	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	479	155.00	155.00
67	—	645	110.00–132.50	132.17
28	—	533	140.00	140.00
20	—	581	141.80	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	527	150.00	150.00
81	—	641	132.50	132.50
73	—	580	119.00–143.50	142.85
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
14	—	739	131.50	131.50
5	—	469	142.00–158.00	154.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	431	171.50	171.50
17	—	378	179.00	179.00
7	—	836	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	746	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	130.00–147.00	145.74
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
19	—	507	125.00	125.00
5	—	739	106.00	106.00
5	—	368	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	113.00	113.00
3	—	572	125.00	125.00
2	—	763	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	651	116.25	116.25
7	—	751	102.00	102.00
110	—	487	110.00–122.00	121.78
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
31	—	344	121.00–142.50	140.51
87	—	417	110.00–144.00	143.14
57	—	563	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	105.00	105.00
3	—	453	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	494	110.00–126.00	125.29
112	—	562	123.75	123.75
69	—	636	118.00	118.00
60	—	420	138.50	138.50
13	—	757	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	125.00	125.00
5	—	362	142.50	142.50
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
5	—	548	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	458	124.00	124.00
16	—	364	110.00–122.00	118.89
11	—	648	106.00	106.00
23	—	550	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	257	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
19	—	663	105.00–120.00	116.09
7	—	432	132.00–142.00	137.93
4	—	578	108.50–111.00	109.72

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.