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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 14

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 33▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 86▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −122.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$111.50

6 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.50

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	505	121.00	611	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	315	108.00	340	2thin
Medium and Large 3	380	90.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $269 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 sale6 hd

111.50

—

WV average5 barns · 456 hd

131.00

−19.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−122.89

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	1,840	83.86	1,543	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	57.33	768	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	35.42	400	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	125.50	1,609	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	121.85	1,806	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,114	121.00	1,348	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,560	125.91	1,964	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	122.41	1,881	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	115.00	1,518	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	744	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,771	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,546	122.78/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,898	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,560	125.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,964	28
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,114	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,348	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,282	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,609	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,451	121.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,766	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,762	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	83.86/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,543	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	170	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	29.22/cwt	28.00–30.50	327	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	40.73/cwt	26.00–50.00	466	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	57.33/cwt	50.00–61.00	768	4

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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	615	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	126.00	126.00
1	—	420	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	470	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
2	—	590	127.00	127.00
2	—	673	110.00–111.00	110.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,560	124.00–130.00	125.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,476	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,546	122.00–125.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,762	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,451	119.00–125.00	121.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,114	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,282	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	28.00–30.50	29.22
1	—	1,060	16.00	16.00
6	—	1,143	26.00–50.00	40.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	50.00–61.00	57.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	76.00–90.00	83.86

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.