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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 8

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 29▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 39▼ 7 vs year ago 70 · −10.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.56/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −114.18 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$120.56

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.78

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	526	122.87	647	5thin
Small 1-2	610	109.00	665	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about −$18 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

120.56

—

WV average4 barns · 147 hd

138.34

−17.78

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−114.18

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

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 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	1,753	74.09	1,299	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	54.75	904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	51.23	697	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	39.12	452	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	137.79	1,808	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	128.00	1,587	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,445	139.56	2,017	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	130.00	1,849	5thin

Every lot

22 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	375	124.78/cwt	116.00–141.00	468	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	435	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,334	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,805	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,946	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,466	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	2,060	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,897	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,140	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,425	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,312	137.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,808	15
Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	74.09/cwt	60.00–86.00	1,299	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	23.02/cwt	22.00–24.00	246	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	43.14/cwt	39.00–50.00	508	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	51.23/cwt	42.00–60.50	697	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	54.75/cwt	44.00–60.50	904	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 39Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	97.00	97.00
1	—	375	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	116.00–141.00	124.78
2	—	753	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	60.00–86.00	74.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,361	42.00–60.50	51.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	44.00–60.50	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	22.00–24.00	23.02
8	—	1,178	39.00–50.00	43.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	135.00–139.00	137.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,340	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,466	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,334	135.00–136.00	135.33

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.