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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 10

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Receipts

1,597 head

▲ 1,101 vs last sale 496▲ 322 vs year ago 1,275 · +25.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 25lb feeder heifers deleted

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $164.35/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −240.54 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$164.35

139 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−5.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	171.26	990	31
Medium 1	566	165.50	937	18thin
Medium and Large 2	561	165.30	927	32
Large 1	573	163.00	934	8thin
Medium and Large 1	555	162.94	904	34
Medium and Large 3	582	153.50	893	11thin
Small 1-2	521	147.00	766	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale139 hd

164.35

—

WV average1 barns · 139 hd

164.35

+0.00

National average187 barns · 15,600 hd

169.84

−5.49

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−240.54

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 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $389.83, median $404.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

92 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	663	7
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	637	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	704	21
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	420	168.04/cwt	155.00–170.00	706	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	734	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	172.18/cwt	152.00–175.00	845	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	867	6
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	521	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	766	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	922	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	165.30/cwt	141.00–170.50	927	32
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	566	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	937	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	911	28
Steers	550–600	Large 1	573	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	934	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	893	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	171.00/cwt	144.00–172.50	1,014	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	958	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	139.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	882	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,046	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	150.87/cwt	149.00–151.00	966	15
Steers	600–650	Large 1	641	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	929	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	652	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,050	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	151.37/cwt	130.00–152.00	999	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	161.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,079	49
Steers	650–700	Large 1	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	150.32/cwt	141.50–155.00	1,063	135
Steers	700–750	Large 1	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	140.40/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,049	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	141.98/cwt	140.50–143.75	1,092	105
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,074	32
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	833	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	991	2
Steers	800–850	Small 1-2	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,077	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,058	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	127.56/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,114	40
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	125.81/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,154	21
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	931	111.12/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,035	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	125.73/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,221	68
Steers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,070	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,091	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	109.58/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,179	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	271	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	259	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	334	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	140.09/cwt	121.00–145.00	493	5
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	353	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	466	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	481	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	587	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	596	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	566	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	42
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	545	119.88/cwt	119.00–121.00	653	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	128.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	714	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	735	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	746	49
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	133.04/cwt	130.50–138.00	828	34
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	639	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	812	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	822	58
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	926	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	121.86/cwt	114.00–123.50	893	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	889	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Heifers	750–800	Small 1-2	764	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	863	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	996	7
Heifers	800–850	Small 1-2	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	922	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	964	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	971	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	104.48/cwt	101.00–107.00	967	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	964	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,051	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	556	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	802	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	154.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	795	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	2

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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,597Last week 496Year ago 1,275

Correction: 25lb feeder heifers deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	155.00	155.00
21	400–450	414	170.00	170.00
31	450–500	491	152.00–175.00	172.18
32	550–600	561	141.00–170.50	165.30
15	600–650	640	149.00–151.00	150.87
36	650–700	660	130.00–152.00	151.37
41	700–750	747	139.50–140.50	140.40
11	800–850	845	127.50	127.50
8	900–950	931	110.00–113.00	111.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	172.00	172.00
23	550–600	593	144.00–172.50	171.00
5	600–650	626	153.00	153.00
49	650–700	668	157.00–165.00	161.56
135	700–750	707	141.50–155.00	150.32
105	750–800	769	140.50–143.75	141.98
32	800–850	829	128.00–130.00	129.50
40	850–900	873	127.00–128.00	127.56
21	900–950	917	116.00–127.50	125.81
68	950–1000	971	115.00–130.00	125.73
21	1050–1100	1,076	109.00–111.00	109.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	175.00	175.00
32	450–500	495	173.00	173.00
6	500–550	504	172.00	172.00
28	550–600	566	161.00	161.00
14	600–650	636	164.50	164.50
3	650–700	650	160.00	160.00
29	850–900	850	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	160.00	160.00
5	500–550	521	147.00	147.00
1	800–850	840	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	142.00	142.00
7	400–450	411	155.00	155.00
7	450–500	489	150.00	150.00
11	550–600	582	153.50	153.50
5	600–650	632	130.00–142.00	139.59
1	800–850	825	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	155.00–170.00	168.04
18	550–600	566	165.50	165.50
32	650–700	652	161.00	161.00
1	700–750	705	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	833	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	573	163.00	163.00
7	600–650	641	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	675	121.00	121.00
1	700–750	715	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	121.00–145.00	140.09
18	400–450	419	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	475	130.00	130.00
49	550–600	567	131.50	131.50
58	650–700	651	126.25	126.25
20	700–750	744	119.50	119.50
1	750–800	775	112.00	112.00
2	800–850	820	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	129.00	129.00
4	250–300	259	129.00	129.00
10	550–600	565	136.00	136.00
34	600–650	622	130.50–138.00	133.04
10	650–700	671	138.00	138.00
21	700–750	733	114.00–123.50	121.86
7	750–800	784	127.00	127.00
5	800–850	809	114.00	114.00
22	850–900	883	110.00	110.00
11	900–950	926	101.00–107.00	104.48
10	950–1000	964	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	426	140.00	140.00
42	450–500	495	136.00	136.00
39	550–600	559	131.50	131.50
22	700–750	741	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	121.00	121.00
3	350–400	353	132.00	132.00
5	450–500	475	127.00	127.00
9	500–550	545	119.00–121.00	119.88
7	600–650	630	125.00	125.00
5	750–800	764	113.00	113.00
1	800–850	805	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	126.00	126.00
5	350–400	367	131.00	131.00
39	450–500	453	125.00	125.00
26	550–600	555	120.00–129.00	128.63
11	600–650	639	127.00	127.00
2	750–800	750	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	141.00	141.00
2	450–500	478	125.00	125.00
1	550–600	550	126.00	126.00
2	750–800	750	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	155.00	155.00
2	450–500	483	166.00	166.00
8	500–550	515	151.00–165.00	154.43
2	600–650	620	136.00	136.00
2	650–700	653	130.00	130.00

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.