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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 16

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 7▲ 13 vs year ago 7 · +185.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 17▼ 40 vs year ago 82 · −48.8%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale included 25 head of slaughter cattle.

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 $150.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −84.19 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$150.54

13 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.12

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	150.54	875	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

150.54

—

WV average4 barns · 70 hd

133.42

+17.12

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−84.19

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	1,630	81.50	1,328	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	67.15	1,107	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,524	66.68	1,016	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,109	57.34	636	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,301	120.01	1,561	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,111	107.46	1,194	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,551	122.64	1,902	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,302	113.83	1,482	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	70.00	770	1thin

Every lot

22 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 1-2	488	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	896	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	744	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,302	113.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,482	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,551	122.64/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,902	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,111	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,194	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,301	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,561	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,707	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	885	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	717	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	62.42/cwt	57.00–67.00	688	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	238	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	463	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,033	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,578	63.52/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,002	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,068	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	1,660	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,187	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 17Year ago 82

Sale included 25 head of slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	154.00	154.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	488	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,500	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,551	119.00–126.00	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,302	110.00–115.00	113.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,301	119.00–121.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,111	105.00–110.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,578	61.00–66.00	63.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	64.00–66.00	64.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	21.00	21.00
4	—	1,103	57.00–67.00	62.42
1	—	1,250	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00

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.