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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 23

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 20▲ 85 vs year ago 32 · +265.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 42▲ 19 vs year ago 11 · +172.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Sheep & Goat Sale July 7, 2021*

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 $156.50/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −78.24 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$156.50

68 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$95.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	165.10	916	42
Medium and Large 1-2	538	145.53	784	24
Medium 1-2	500	145.00	725	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	500	70.00	350	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.10/cwt here — about $566 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 sale68 hd

156.50

—

WV average5 barns · 97 hd

150.72

+5.78

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−78.24

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	1,889	99.39	1,877	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,762	68.18	1,201	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,476	66.97	989	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	37.68	420	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,440	86.00	1,238	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	864	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	941	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	683	123.35/cwt	110.00–137.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	263	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	129.57/cwt	115.00–131.00	632	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	127.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	656	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,440	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,848	92.09/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,246	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	112	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	27.91/cwt	25.00–31.00	298	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	45.21/cwt	36.00–56.00	524	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	64.86/cwt	51.00–76.00	931	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,663	76.46/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,272	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,759	66.81/cwt	61.00–74.00	1,175	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,331	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 20Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 42Year ago 11

*Special Sheep & Goat Sale July 7, 2021*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,848	88.00–96.00	92.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,759	61.00–74.00	66.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	25.00–31.00	27.91
1	—	935	12.00	12.00
6	—	1,160	36.00–56.00	45.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,435	51.00–76.00	64.86
2	—	1,663	72.00–80.00	76.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	86.00	86.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
6	—	449	155.00	155.00
8	—	572	151.00	151.00
3	—	487	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	543	167.00	167.00
10	—	592	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	110.00–137.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	760	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	115.00–125.00	121.01
14	—	515	127.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	175	150.00	150.00
11	—	555	134.00	134.00
11	—	488	115.00–131.00	129.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	92.00	92.00

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.