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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 20

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 66▲ 10 vs year ago 18 · +55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 46▼ 3 vs year ago 57 · −5.3%

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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.16/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −139.22 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$95.16

12 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$61.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.84

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	352	111.62	393	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	455	79.00	359	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	535	60.00	321	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	850	50.00	425	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.62/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale12 hd

95.16

—

WV average7 barns · 1,141 hd

126.00

−30.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−139.22

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	1,653	77.08	1,274	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	54.00	986	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	48.89	664	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	42.09	473	25

Every lot

27 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 1-2	373	131.38/cwt	125.00–137.50	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	843	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	894	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	334	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	113.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,849	80.72/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,493	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	55.27/cwt	52.00–62.00	595	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	32.18/cwt	29.00–38.00	356	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	44.59/cwt	40.00–51.00	517	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	294	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	45.42/cwt	40.00–49.00	609	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	54.29/cwt	51.00–60.00	737	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	939	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	986	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 66Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 46Year ago 57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,849	75.00–84.00	80.72
1	—	1,835	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,070	60.00–65.00	62.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	29.00–38.00	32.18
1	—	1,175	25.00	25.00
3	—	1,077	52.00–62.00	55.27
12	—	1,160	40.00–51.00	44.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,341	40.00–49.00	45.42
5	—	1,357	51.00–60.00	54.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	54.00	54.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	125.00–137.50	131.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	105.00	105.00
2	—	843	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	112.00	112.00
4	—	368	110.00–117.00	113.24
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
2	—	288	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	60.00	60.00
1	—	495	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	133.00	133.00
1	—	525	96.00	96.00

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.