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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 29

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 22 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 33 vs year ago 40 · −82.5%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported with demand steady. No market test.

*Graded Feeder Special this Saturday, receiving cattle Friday*

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 $86.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −148.05 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$86.33

6 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.86

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	119.00	643	1thin
Medium and Large 3	598	79.80	477	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.20/cwt here — about $165 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 sale6 hd

86.33

—

WV average5 barns · 604 hd

134.19

−47.86

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−148.05

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	56.00	759	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	31.28	325	5thin

Every lot

19 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	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	67.50/cwt	63.00–72.00	473	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	295	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	583	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	130	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	242	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	33.21/cwt	30.00–37.00	366	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	759	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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 40

Larger run than last reported with demand steady. No market test.

*Graded Feeder Special this Saturday, receiving cattle Friday*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	89.00	89.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	510	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	63.00–72.00	67.50
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
1	—	575	97.00	97.00
1	—	395	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	14.00	14.00
1	—	1,050	23.00	23.00
1	—	1,020	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,103	30.00–37.00	33.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	56.00	56.00

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.