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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 12

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 27▲ 24 vs year ago 12 · +200.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 48▼ 17 vs year ago 27 · −63.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.61/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −131.78 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$102.61

23 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.70

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	581	107.56	625	18thin
Medium and Large 2	522	94.67	494	3thin
Medium and Large 3	623	70.00	436	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/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 sale23 hd

102.61

—

WV average2 barns · 187 hd

122.31

−19.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−131.78

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	1,180	11.00	130	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	59.21	725	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	49.67	476	3thin

Every lot

21 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	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	137.00/cwt	133.00–141.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	129.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	805	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	449	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	538	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	623	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	759	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	721	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	660	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	257	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,105	67.07/cwt	66.00–68.00	741	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	55.28/cwt	54.00–59.00	710	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 27Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 48Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	96.00	96.00
1	—	620	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	116.00	116.00
4	—	538	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	759	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
6	—	622	127.00–134.00	129.43
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
2	—	500	133.00–141.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	66.00–68.00	67.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	45.00	45.00
1	—	660	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	54.00–59.00	55.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	11.00	11.00

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.