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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 9Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 29▲ 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 70▲ 39 vs year ago 71 · +54.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in report.

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 $125.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −109.30 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$125.43

7 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$355

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	350	139.00	487	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	320	129.00	413	1thin
Medium 2	430	129.00	555	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	700	120.25	842	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about −$355 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 sale7 hd

125.43

—

WV average2 barns · 27 hd

129.93

−4.50

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−109.30

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	65.29	1,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	46.96	668	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	44.29	725	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	29.78	327	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,307	105.07	1,374	46
Heifers	Select	Average	1,340	82.00	1,099	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,454	108.00	1,570	1thin

Every lot

20 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,454	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,305	105.05/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,371	44
Heifers	—	Select	1,340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,099	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,359	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,674	65.29/cwt	44.00–76.00	1,093	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	19.34/cwt	15.00–25.50	195	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	40.22/cwt	21.50–52.00	477	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	46.60/cwt	34.00–60.00	655	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	44.29/cwt	41.00–48.00	725	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	2,070	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	600	1

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 - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 29Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 70Year ago 71

Fat Cattle Sale included in report.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,305	103.00–108.00	105.05
2	—	1,359	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	29.00	29.00
36	—	1,406	34.00–60.00	46.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	15.00–25.50	19.34
7	—	1,186	21.50–52.00	40.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	41.00–48.00	44.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,454	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	44.00–76.00	65.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	112.00	112.00
3	—	640	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00

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.