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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 30

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 117▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Sheep & Goat Sale July 7th take in from 7am-1pm

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 $104.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −130.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$104.00

3 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.14

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	595	115.00	684	2thin
Medium and Large 3	695	82.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $114 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 sale3 hd

104.00

—

WV average2 barns · 92 hd

133.14

−29.14

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−130.39

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,545	76.87	1,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	69.20	861	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	63.46	897	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	49.78	575	9thin

Every lot

10 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	76.87/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,188	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	310	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	812	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	52.00/cwt	40.00–61.00	613	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,203	78.03/cwt	75.00–81.00	939	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	64.58/cwt	60.00–70.00	830	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	63.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	897	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,194	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

*Special Sheep & Goat Sale July 7th take in from 7am-1pm

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	113.00–117.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	70.00–86.00	76.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	60.00–70.00	64.58
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	75.00–81.00	78.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	60.00–67.00	63.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	40.00–61.00	52.00
1	—	970	32.00	32.00

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.