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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 11

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▼ 60 vs year ago 80 · −75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 16▲ 67 vs year ago 21 · +319.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale included a small run of slaughter cattle.

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 $120.00/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −114.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$120.00

11 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

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	120.70	689	10thin
Large 1-2	435	113.00	492	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $197 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 sale11 hd

120.00

—

WV average5 barns · 115 hd

133.02

−13.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−114.39

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	—	Low	1,775	89.50	1,589	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	65.02	1,024	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	57.52	814	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,182	46.80	553	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,324	133.46	1,767	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	133.00	1,794	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,424	135.99	1,936	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	132.94	1,862	44
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	122.50	1,605	2thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	435	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	265	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	270	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	89.82/cwt	85.00–93.00	619	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceLight Weight	1,224	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,444	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,397	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,774	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,401	132.94/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,862	44
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,424	135.99/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,936	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,324	133.46/cwt	132.75–135.00	1,767	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,349	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,794	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	43.16/cwt	42.50–43.50	487	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	51.17/cwt	49.00–53.50	613	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	802	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	46.06/cwt	45.00–47.00	562	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	637	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	58.03/cwt	56.00–61.00	859	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	65.02/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,024	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 16Year ago 21

Sale included a small run of slaughter cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,424	135.00–143.50	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,401	129.00–134.50	132.94

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	82.00	82.00
1	—	2,140	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	56.00–61.00	58.03
1	—	1,215	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,355	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	49.00–53.50	51.17
3	—	1,128	42.50–43.50	43.16
3	—	1,220	45.00–47.00	46.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	62.00–68.00	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,349	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,324	132.75–135.00	133.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
5	—	689	85.00–93.00	89.82
1	—	745	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	113.00	113.00
6	—	557	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	144.00	144.00

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.