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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

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

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 31 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 3 vs year ago 36 · +8.3%

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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 $112.78/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −121.61 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$112.78

18 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$355

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.55

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	300	115.00	345	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	114.31	688	13thin
Medium and Large 2	680	107.00	728	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	700	100.00	700	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$355 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 sale18 hd

112.78

—

WV average2 barns · 132 hd

125.32

−12.55

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−121.61

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	1,680	55.00	924	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	56.00	913	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	52.11	683	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	34.69	416	16

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	220	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,085	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	120.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	230	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	262	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	265	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4	325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	315	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,123	74.23/cwt	68.00–80.00	834	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	37.71/cwt	24.00–46.00	451	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	28.06/cwt	25.00–30.00	337	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	47.54/cwt	38.00–57.00	599	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	913	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,660	63.34/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,051	3

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	119.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
3	—	597	120.00	120.00
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
2	—	540	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.00	117.00
1	—	980	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	114.00	114.00
1	—	310	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
2	—	395	114.00	114.00
1	—	275	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	25.00–30.00	28.06
11	—	1,197	24.00–46.00	37.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	60.00–66.00	63.34
12	—	1,260	38.00–57.00	47.54
1	—	1,240	29.00	29.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	68.00–80.00	74.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	55.00	55.00

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.