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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 17

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Receipts

88 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 6▲ 69 vs year ago 19 · +363.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Sale included in report*

*See Board Sale Cattle report*

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	1,863	65.96	1,229	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,043	53.44	1,092	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	51.24	552	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,455	39.00	567	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,411	115.00	1,623	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	115.00	1,768	62
Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	113.42	1,807	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,367	108.96	1,489	5thin

Every lot

8 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,367	108.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,489	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,537	115.00/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,768	62
Steers	—	Choice	1,593	113.42/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,807	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,411	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,863	65.96/cwt	59.00–72.00	1,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	51.24/cwt	45.00–59.00	552	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,455	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	567	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,043	53.44/cwt	46.00–61.00	1,092	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Feb 17, 2021

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

Receipts 88Last week 6Year ago 19

*Fat Sale included in report*

*See Board Sale Cattle report*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	59.00–72.00	65.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,593	110.00–114.00	113.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,537	113.00–116.50	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	108.00–112.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,411	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	45.00–59.00	51.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	46.00–61.00	53.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	39.00	39.00

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.