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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 21

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 77▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch Board sale for results

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 $130.22/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −79.11 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$130.22

20 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$70.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	139.88	672	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	130.80	738	6thin
Large 4	610	72.00	439	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	700	69.00	483	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.88/cwt here — about $189 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 sale20 hd

130.22

—

WV average7 barns · 244 hd

122.53

+7.69

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−79.11

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	—	Average	1,159	72.24	837	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,265	53.70	679	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	28.55	298	8thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,122	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	435	80.11/cwt	70.00–90.00	348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	341	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	147.31/cwt	132.00–151.00	630	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	137.43/cwt	134.00–141.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Large 4	610	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	121.98/cwt	116.00–128.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	700	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	690	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,159	72.24/cwt	56.00–86.00	837	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	25.76/cwt	16.00–33.00	257	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	33.21/cwt	30.00–35.00	371	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	57.68/cwt	40.00–64.00	730	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	25	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	21,735	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

See South Branch Board sale for results

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,159	56.00–86.00	72.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	2.00	2.00
13	—	1,265	40.00–64.00	57.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	30.00–35.00	33.21
5	—	997	16.00–33.00	25.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	70.00–90.00	80.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
5	—	428	132.00–151.00	147.31
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
3	—	570	142.00	142.00
2	—	341	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
2	—	510	134.00–141.00	137.43
2	—	658	116.00–128.00	121.98
1	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.