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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 19

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1882

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Receipts

76 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 124▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Special Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026

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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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,411	105.00	1,482	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,309	119.78	1,568	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,138	100.00	1,138	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,580	122.60	1,937	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	119.82	1,701	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,324	103.23	1,367	4thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,219	95.00	1,158	1thin

Every lot

9 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,219	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,158	1
Steers	—	Select	1,306	99.97/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,306	3
Steers	—	Select	1,378	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,557	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,420	119.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,701	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,578	122.53/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,934	39
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,606	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,983	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,138	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,138	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,309	119.78/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,568	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,411	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,482	1

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Slaughter Cattle Special - Moorefield, WV

Wed May 19, 2021

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

Receipts 76Last week 124Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,219	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,420	115.00–122.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,606	123.50	123.50
39	—	1,578	119.00–125.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,378	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,306	92.00–107.00	99.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,411	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,309	119.00–120.50	119.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,138	100.00	100.00

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.