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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 24

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 85 vs year ago 97 · −87.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 88▲ 4 vs year ago 11 · +36.4%

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

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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 $106.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −127.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$106.50

8 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	378	125.00	472	2thin
Small and Medium 2	280	107.00	300	1thin
Medium and Large 2	433	101.00	438	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	458	96.00	439	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $33 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 sale8 hd

106.50

—

WV average3 barns · 12 hd

107.04

−0.54

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−127.89

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	2,340	95.00	2,223	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	62.30	844	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	38.32	492	3thin

Every lot

15 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	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	280	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	45.48/cwt	45.00–46.00	559	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	62.30/cwt	50.00–81.00	844	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	335	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 88Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	45.00–46.00	45.48
1	—	1,395	24.00	24.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	50.00–81.00	62.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,340	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	725	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	102.00	102.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	94.00	94.00
1	—	260	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	121.00	121.00

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.