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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 27

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 6 vs year ago 29 · −20.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See Board Sale results under South Branch Board Sale

Fat Cattle Sale next week February 3, 2020

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 $112.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −122.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$112.00

4 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.88

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	380	133.00	505	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	403	91.00	367	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $139 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 sale4 hd

112.00

—

WV average3 barns · 42 hd

128.88

−16.88

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−122.73

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	2,072	61.89	1,282	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	46.17	574	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	27.80	320	7thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	367	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,072	61.89/cwt	51.00–80.00	1,282	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	91	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,142	61.71/cwt	53.00–76.00	705	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	25.28/cwt	15.00–30.00	300	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	35.92/cwt	34.00–39.00	438	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	27.33/cwt	25.00–30.00	344	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	45.05/cwt	38.00–58.00	576	8

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5Last week 18Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 29

See Board Sale results under South Branch Board Sale

Fat Cattle Sale next week February 3, 2020

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	38.00–58.00	45.05
2	—	1,260	25.00–30.00	27.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	11.00	11.00
3	—	1,218	34.00–39.00	35.92
3	—	1,187	15.00–30.00	25.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	53.00–76.00	61.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,072	51.00–80.00	61.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	146.00	146.00

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.