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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 21

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 32▲ 21 vs year ago 7 · +300.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 43▲ 8 vs year ago 16 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.53/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −132.85 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$101.53

15 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$45.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.48

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	571	109.80	627	10thin
Medium and Large 2	640	91.00	582	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	392	90.00	353	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	89.00	485	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	620	64.00	397	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.80/cwt here — about $230 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

101.53

—

WV average5 barns · 134 hd

135.01

−33.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−132.85

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	1,715	95.50	1,638	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	60.96	924	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,759	60.41	1,063	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	40.41	388	4thin

Every lot

25 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	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	113.86/cwt	100.00–127.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	392	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	620	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	105.99/cwt	90.00–121.00	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	729	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	27.95/cwt	26.00–30.00	229	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	52.87/cwt	51.00–54.00	581	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	60.96/cwt	49.00–68.00	924	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,759	60.41/cwt	54.00–64.00	1,063	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,781	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 43Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
2	—	565	100.00–127.00	113.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
2	—	435	115.00	115.00
2	—	535	114.00–117.00	115.51
4	—	634	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	92.00	92.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	90.00–121.00	105.99
2	—	713	91.00	91.00
3	—	858	85.00	85.00
1	—	400	121.00	121.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	26.00–30.00	27.95
2	—	1,098	51.00–54.00	52.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,515	49.00–68.00	60.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,759	54.00–64.00	60.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	82.00	82.00
1	—	2,045	109.00	109.00

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.