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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 15

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 35 vs year ago 43 · −81.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 63▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

See South Branch board sale for telo-auciton results

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 $123.64/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −110.74 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$123.64

5 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$49.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

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	425	133.56	568	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	515	84.00	433	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.56/cwt here — about $135 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

123.64

—

WV average6 barns · 686 hd

135.37

−11.73

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−110.74

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	1,823	88.84	1,620	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	75.06	1,220	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	62.09	791	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	35.28	388	6thin

Every lot

12 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 2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.74/cwt	123.00–143.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	433	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	116.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	590	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	88.84/cwt	74.00–104.00	1,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	44.84/cwt	33.00–55.00	469	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	30.50/cwt	26.00–34.00	343	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,240	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	992	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	61.14/cwt	54.00–69.00	773	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	431	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	1,625	75.06/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,220	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 63Year ago 41

See South Branch board sale for telo-auciton results

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	74.00–76.00	75.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	54.00–69.00	61.14
1	—	1,390	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	33.00–55.00	44.84
4	—	1,126	26.00–34.00	30.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	74.00–104.00	88.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	142.00	142.00
3	—	480	123.00–143.00	130.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00–122.00	116.09

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.