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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 34▲ 8 vs year ago 28 · +28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $103.69/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −131.04 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$103.69

16 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.48

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	700	111.83	782	6thin
Medium and Large 2	745	99.15	739	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	695	98.00	681	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $101 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 sale16 hd

103.69

—

WV average6 barns · 320 hd

147.17

−43.48

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−131.04

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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 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	—	Low	1,824	81.05	1,479	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	67.29	933	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	57.00	898	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	41.71	463	9thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	91.50/cwt	83.00–100.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	102.04/cwt	94.00–110.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	935	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	71.46/cwt	60.00–84.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	104.17/cwt	96.00–111.00	2,123	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	18.56/cwt	10.00–30.00	184	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	51.38/cwt	41.00–59.00	609	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	59.73/cwt	52.00–70.00	800	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,439	75.61/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,088	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	898	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	19,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,030	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	54.00	54.00
2	—	2,038	96.00–111.00	104.17
2	—	1,713	60.00–84.00	71.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	41.00–59.00	51.38
1	—	895	30.00	30.00
2	—	993	10.00–30.00	18.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,339	52.00–70.00	59.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,439	71.00–81.00	75.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	57.00	57.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
2	—	533	116.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	94.00–110.00	102.04
1	—	710	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	483	138.00	138.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	965	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	100.00–102.00	101.01
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
2	—	860	83.00–100.00	91.50
1	—	420	108.00	108.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
1	—	670	98.00	98.00
1	—	825	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	935	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.