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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 14

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 5▲ 26 vs year ago 6 · +433.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 33 vs year ago 10 · +330.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.07/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −117.67 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$117.07

15 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$510

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 4

$62.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.07

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	664	141.00	936	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	139.00	723	2thin
Large 3-4	635	96.00	610	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	808	80.00	646	2thin
Large 4	543	78.33	426	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.67/cwt here — about $510 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 sale15 hd

117.07

—

WV average4 barns · 89 hd

136.13

−19.07

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−117.67

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	—	Low	1,598	66.00	1,054	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	74.00	1,132	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	66.10	898	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	44.24	506	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	124.88	1,676	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	128.99	1,821	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	128.50	1,721	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	114.00	1,456	1thin

Every lot

37 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 1-2	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Steers	—	Large 4	455	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	373	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	2
Steers	—	Large 4	575	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	408	1
Steers	—	Large 4	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	837	3
Steers	—	Large 3-4	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,131	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	830	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,139	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	228	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	141.00/cwt	136.00–146.00	303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	425	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	480	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	595	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,277	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,456	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,282	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,628	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,816	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,412	128.99/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,821	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,342	124.88/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,676	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	16.80/cwt	10.00–21.00	154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	47.48/cwt	46.00–49.00	569	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	55.21/cwt	51.00–64.00	682	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	66.59/cwt	55.00–74.00	905	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,231	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,132	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	127.50/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,256	2

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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 5Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,680	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,277	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,282	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,397	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,412	127.50–132.00	128.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	10.00–21.00	16.80
5	—	1,235	51.00–64.00	55.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	46.00–49.00	47.48
2	—	1,520	80.00–82.00	81.00
15	—	1,359	55.00–74.00	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,342	123.00–126.50	124.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	134.00	134.00
2	—	808	140.00	140.00
3	—	602	139.00	139.00
1	—	375	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	77.00	77.00
1	—	830	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	71.00	71.00
1	—	600	82.00	82.00
1	—	455	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
2	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	215	136.00–146.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	126.00	126.00
3	—	322	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	985	124.00–131.00	127.50

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.