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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 4

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 27 vs year ago 39 · −69.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 22 vs year ago 38 · −57.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Due to extreme dry conditions Special Graded Feeder Sale September 4, 2021; Take in September 3, 2021*

*Fat Cattle Sale Nest Wednesday August 11*

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 $138.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −96.53 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$138.20

5 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

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	550	139.25	766	4thin
Medium and Large 2	240	134.00	322	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $445 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 sale5 hd

138.20

—

WV average5 barns · 48 hd

143.23

−5.03

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−96.53

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	—	Average	2,022	90.85	1,837	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,608	67.91	1,092	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,706	62.44	1,065	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	27.42	323	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,270	90.00	1,143	1thin

Every lot

13 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 2	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	2,168	80.08/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,736	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	27.42/cwt	22.00–33.00	323	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,608	67.91/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,092	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,706	62.44/cwt	59.00–66.00	1,065	4

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 38

*Due to extreme dry conditions Special Graded Feeder Sale September 4, 2021; Take in September 3, 2021*

*Fat Cattle Sale Nest Wednesday August 11*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
3	—	582	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	128.00	128.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
2	—	493	110.00–116.00	113.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,168	75.00–86.00	80.08
2	—	1,803	106.00–108.00	107.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	63.00–71.00	67.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	59.00–66.00	62.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	22.00–33.00	27.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00

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.