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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 1

● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Sale Next Week September 8 *

Special Feeder sale this Saturday September 4, 2021

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 $126.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.39 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$126.00

1 head · 260 lb average

Value per head Derived

$328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.95

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	260	126.00	328	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

126.00

—

WV average4 barns · 312 hd

134.95

−8.95

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−108.39

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	—	Average	1,642	79.48	1,305	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	48.43	592	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	104.10	1,223	2thin

Every lot

5 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	328	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,175	104.10/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,223	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,642	79.48/cwt	73.00–91.00	1,305	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	48.43/cwt	46.00–50.00	592	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 5

*Fat Cattle Sale Next Week September 8 *

Special Feeder sale this Saturday September 4, 2021

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	73.00–91.00	79.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	46.00–50.00	48.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	98.00–110.00	104.10

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.