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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 11 vs year ago 25 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 42▼ 5 vs year ago 36 · −13.9%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.14/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −102.59 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$132.14

7 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

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	573	137.40	787	5thin
Large 1-2	585	119.00	696	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $91 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 sale7 hd

132.14

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

136.73

−4.59

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−102.59

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	—	Average	1,682	87.39	1,470	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,744	73.07	1,274	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	68.97	1,035	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	66.85	692	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	94.00	959	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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	93.08/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	284	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	192	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	549	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	995	85.59/cwt	81.00–89.00	852	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,063	74.91/cwt	72.00–81.00	796	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,183	73.40/cwt	70.00–77.00	868	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,256	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,462	72.08/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,054	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,533	64.31/cwt	59.00–67.00	986	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,718	76.60/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,316	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,185	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 May 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 42Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	163.00	163.00
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
3	—	628	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	73.00–80.00	76.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	56.00	56.00
1	—	915	31.00	31.00
1	—	960	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	72.00–81.00	74.91
2	—	1,183	70.00–77.00	73.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,533	59.00–67.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	70.00–75.00	72.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	81.00–89.00	85.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	90.00–96.00	93.08
1	—	1,470	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00

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.