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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 2

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 14▼ 24 vs year ago 34 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▼ 8 vs year ago 31 · −25.8%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −127.14 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$107.25

4 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

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	305	136.00	415	1thin
Medium and Large 2	675	101.00	682	2thin
Medium and Large 3	580	91.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale4 hd

107.25

—

WV average2 barns · 28 hd

117.10

−9.85

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−127.14

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	63.34	797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	50.20	499	10

Every lot

12 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	165	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	208	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	808	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	477	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	21.24/cwt	20.00–23.00	199	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	56.92/cwt	51.00–62.00	612	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,145	76.81/cwt	70.00–83.00	879	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	60.89/cwt	49.00–73.00	779	11

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,076	51.00–62.00	56.92
2	—	938	20.00–23.00	21.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	58.00–60.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	49.00–73.00	60.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	70.00–83.00	76.81

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.