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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 28

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 8 vs year ago 23 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 24▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 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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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 $68.63/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −165.76 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$68.63

8 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$3.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.63

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	640	69.00	442	7thin
Medium and Large 2	940	66.00	620	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.00/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale8 hd

68.63

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

118.26

−49.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−165.76

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	1,609	74.83	1,204	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	54.51	660	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	28.00	315	3thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	395	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	332	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	668	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	940	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	620	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	405	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	279	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	575	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	362	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	95.74/cwt	89.00–101.50	1,726	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	181	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	283	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	54.51/cwt	45.00–66.00	660	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,996	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	45.00–66.00	54.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,180	24.00	24.00
1	—	1,005	18.00	18.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	89.00–101.50	95.74
1	—	1,220	33.00	33.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	69.00	69.00
1	—	575	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	84.00	84.00
1	—	420	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	99.00	99.00
6	—	668	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	66.00	66.00

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.