Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2019-10-05

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886
Receipts
1,438 head
672 vs last sale 766 1,438 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleSat Aug 8, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions continue across West Virginia. Some producers report feeding hay and hauling water to stock. Estimated 75% or greater corn for silage harvested in the South Branch Valley and surrounding areas.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.69/cwt on 758 head.
Average price
$134.69
758 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570137.76785529
Medium and Large 2503133.47671193
Medium and Large 348896.1046936
One grade step is worth $41.66/cwt here — about $316 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 sale758 hd
134.69
WV average8 barns · 1,352 hd
133.45
+1.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1530140.59/cwt129.00–147.50745146
SteersMedium and Large 1575134.51/cwt131.00–136.00773111
HeifersMedium and Large 2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.0043223
HeifersMedium and Large 2638100.00/cwt100.00–100.0063813
HeifersMedium and Large 2732102.00/cwt102.00–102.007476
HeifersMedium and Large 2682110.00/cwt110.00–110.007503
SteersMedium and Large 197683.00/cwt83.00–83.008109
SteersMedium and Large 1663128.50/cwt128.50–128.508523
HeifersMedium and Large 1426129.25/cwt122.00–130.0055132
HeifersMedium and Large 1642116.00/cwt116.00–116.0074525
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added923127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added682115.50/cwt115.50–115.5078828
HeifersMedium and Large 1347117.85/cwt115.50–119.0040912
HeifersMedium and Large 1759105.00/cwt105.00–105.007977
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added613110.00/cwt110.00–110.0067413
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added515130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067035
HeifersMedium and Large 1497126.45/cwt115.00–127.00628113
HeifersMedium and Large 1563122.50/cwt122.50–122.5069056
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added862130.68/cwt128.00–132.001,12615
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added789131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0347
HeifersMedium and Large 1545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006002
BullsMedium and Large 262987.81/cwt87.00–89.005525
BullsMedium and Large 258999.00/cwt99.00–99.005834
BullsMedium and Large 267886.00/cwt86.00–86.005832
BullsMedium and Large 2265111.00/cwt111.00–111.002942
BullsMedium and Large 1463109.94/cwt108.00–111.005096
HeifersMedium and Large 2484119.41/cwt115.00–120.0057874
HeifersMedium and Large 364881.00/cwt81.00–81.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 344695.00/cwt95.00–95.0042410
SteersMedium and Large 1323127.44/cwt125.00–130.004122
SteersMedium and Large 2332130.00/cwt130.00–130.0043214
SteersMedium and Large 2654123.00/cwt123.00–123.0080417
SteersMedium and Large 1742122.59/cwt116.00–123.0091017
HeifersMedium and Large 2558117.00/cwt117.00–117.0065337
HeifersMedium and Large 2414125.00/cwt125.00–125.0051857
SteersMedium and Large 1476143.75/cwt130.00–146.0068492
SteersMedium and Large 2481144.00/cwt144.00–144.0069344
SteersMedium and Large 3429110.00/cwt110.00–110.004725
HeifersMedium and Large 337095.00/cwt95.00–95.0035212
HeifersMedium and Large 354693.50/cwt93.50–93.5051115
SteersMedium and Large 2748105.00/cwt105.00–105.007853
SteersMedium and Large 281399.94/cwt94.00–115.0081311
SteersMedium and Large 362474.50/cwt74.50–74.504656
SteersMedium and Large 3346106.00/cwt106.00–106.0036714
SteersMedium and Large 1435159.49/cwt159.00–161.0069441
SteersMedium and Large 1636131.72/cwt129.00–135.7583881
SteersMedium and Large 2575123.50/cwt123.50–123.5071018
SteersMedium and Large 2430142.00/cwt142.00–142.0061128
SteersMedium and Large 2384143.39/cwt135.00–144.0055129
SteersMedium and Large 2530129.00/cwt129.00–129.0068429
SteersMedium and Large 370080.50/cwt80.50–80.505645
SteersMedium and Large 355496.00/cwt96.00–96.005326

How this sale compares

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.