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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 9

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 16 vs year ago 33 · −48.5%

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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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −97.73 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$137.00

7 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.18

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	567	140.83	798	6thin
Medium and Large 2	590	114.00	673	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $125 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

137.00

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

125.82

+11.18

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−97.73

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	—	High	1,729	86.59	1,497	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	57.92	785	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,121	38.81	435	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	72.00	1,156	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,533	62.08	952	2thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	82.69/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,400	6
Bulls	—	—	1,945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,140	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	92	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	48.41/cwt	44.00–54.00	575	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	57.92/cwt	46.00–63.00	785	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,533	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	952	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,605	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,156	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,286	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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	60.00–64.00	62.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,693	70.00–90.00	82.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	10.00	10.00
3	—	1,188	44.00–54.00	48.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	46.00–63.00	57.92

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.