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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 10

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 34▼ 189 vs year ago 195 · −96.9%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Board Sale postponed until next Wednesday February 17, 2021*

* Fat Cattle Sale next Wednesday February 17, 2021*

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 $107.67/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −126.72 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$107.67

9 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.46

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	417	114.00	475	5thin
Medium 2	470	101.67	478	3thin
Small 2	345	94.00	324	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $151 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 sale9 hd

107.67

—

WV average2 barns · 46 hd

116.13

−8.46

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−126.72

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	1,895	78.72	1,492	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	47.61	633	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	33.00	375	2thin

Every lot

12 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	515	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	78.72/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	482	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	259	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	47.61/cwt	40.00–55.00	633	2

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 Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 34Year ago 195

*Board Sale postponed until next Wednesday February 17, 2021*

* Fat Cattle Sale next Wednesday February 17, 2021*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	88.00	88.00
1	—	240	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	22.00	22.00
1	—	1,095	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	40.00–55.00	47.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	76.00–81.00	78.72

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.