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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 13

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 16 · +81.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 110▼ 30 vs year ago 70 · −42.9%

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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 $87.49/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −146.90 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$87.49

10 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.93

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	87.49	484	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

87.49

—

WV average2 barns · 114 hd

119.42

−31.93

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−146.90

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

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	1,690	54.67	924	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	49.52	662	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	46.70	761	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	41.46	444	12

Every lot

25 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	303	84.62/cwt	70.00–99.00	256	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	447	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	83.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	613	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	373	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	61.60/cwt	56.00–67.00	1,061	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	18.91/cwt	15.00–21.50	193	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	1,025	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	595	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	41.70/cwt	40.00–43.00	454	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	59.68/cwt	56.00–63.00	655	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	413	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	53.21/cwt	52.00–57.00	711	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	36.97/cwt	36.00–38.00	498	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	47.23/cwt	41.00–51.00	640	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	46.70/cwt	44.00–49.50	761	4

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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 110Year ago 70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,723	56.00–67.00	61.60
1	—	1,525	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	15.00–21.50	18.91
1	—	1,115	37.00	37.00
4	—	1,089	40.00–43.00	41.70
3	—	1,097	56.00–63.00	59.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,629	44.00–49.50	46.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	41.00–51.00	47.23
2	—	1,348	36.00–38.00	36.97
6	—	1,337	52.00–57.00	53.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	73.00	73.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	82.00	82.00
2	—	385	113.00–119.00	116.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	830	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	70.00–99.00	84.62
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	86.00	86.00
1	—	505	91.00	91.00
3	—	428	80.00–86.00	83.97
4	—	580	90.00	90.00

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.