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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

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

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 33▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 24 · −37.5%

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 $100.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −133.91 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$100.47

17 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.67

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	655	104.55	685	11thin
Medium and Large 2	578	94.01	543	5thin
Small and Medium 3	350	88.00	308	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about $377 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 sale17 hd

100.47

—

WV average3 barns · 139 hd

124.15

−23.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−133.91

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	—	Low	1,742	58.57	1,020	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,376	56.70	780	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	23.28	233	3thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	350	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4Thin Fleshed	250	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	85	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	50.36/cwt	40.00–57.00	816	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,489	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	23.28/cwt	20.00–27.50	233	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,258	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	912	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	57.54/cwt	44.00–73.00	802	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	302	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	102.00	102.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
4	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	85.00	85.00
1	—	490	88.00	88.00
2	—	555	105.00–111.00	108.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
2	—	805	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	34.00	34.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	40.00–57.00	50.36
1	—	1,985	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	20.00	20.00
6	—	1,393	44.00–73.00	57.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	72.00–73.00	72.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	20.00–27.50	23.28

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.