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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 6

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 19 vs year ago 32 · −59.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▼ 67 vs year ago 83 · −80.7%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.59/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.74 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$115.59

5 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.59

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	582	115.59	673	5thin

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 sale5 hd

115.59

—

WV average6 barns · 269 hd

123.18

−7.59

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−93.74

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,490	70.46	1,050	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	55.00	979	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	50.11	689	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	41.12	536	7thin

Every lot

10 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 1	480	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	113.05/cwt	107.00–119.00	701	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	115.59/cwt	100.00–126.00	673	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	70.46/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,050	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	41.12/cwt	35.00–51.00	536	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	50.11/cwt	47.00–53.00	689	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	979	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,303	35.00–51.00	41.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	47.00–53.00	50.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	65.00–75.00	70.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	809	136.00	136.00
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
2	—	480	160.00–166.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	119.00	119.00
2	—	620	107.00–119.00	113.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	100.00–126.00	115.59

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.