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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 11 · +200.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 12 · +58.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Please see South Branch Board special sale report*

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.00/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.33 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$113.00

18 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$30.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

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	651	115.64	753	10thin
Medium and Large 2	527	113.23	597	7thin
Medium and Large 3	340	85.00	289	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.64/cwt here — about $464 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 sale18 hd

113.00

—

WV average4 barns · 132 hd

128.90

−15.90

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−96.33

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	—	High	1,602	66.13	1,060	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	65.32	838	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	56.00	896	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	21.50	223	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	535	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	91.72/cwt	90.00–97.00	578	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	595	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	289	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	113.41/cwt	103.00–117.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	116.90/cwt	109.00–118.50	774	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,494	66.58/cwt	61.00–71.00	995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	53.31/cwt	51.00–56.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,881	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	180	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,135	75.58/cwt	71.00–79.00	858	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	270	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	49.94/cwt	35.00–61.00	752	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	896	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 12

*Please see South Branch Board special sale report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	90.00–97.00	91.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
2	—	633	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
2	—	638	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	662	109.00–118.50	116.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
4	—	605	103.00–117.00	113.41
1	—	395	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,575	51.00–56.00	53.31
4	—	1,494	61.00–71.00	66.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	20.00	20.00
1	—	1,175	23.00	23.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	35.00–61.00	49.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	71.00–79.00	75.58

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.