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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 17

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

1,144 head

▼ 453 vs last sale 1,597▼ 414 vs year ago 1,558 · −26.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Board Cattle sale Wednesday April 21, 2021*

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 $130.85/cwt on 562 head.

Average price

$130.85

562 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	445	140.17	623	12thin
Medium and Large 2	546	135.63	740	182
Medium and Large 1-2	686	129.92	891	166
Medium and Large 1	612	129.61	793	119
Medium and Large 3	482	123.60	596	70
Small 1-2	616	117.77	725	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale562 hd

130.85

—

WV average6 barns · 1,076 hd

130.52

+0.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

101 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	200	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	553	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	171.82/cwt	140.00–175.00	612	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	691	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	761	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	742	19
Steers	—	Medium 1	434	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	469	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	179.18/cwt	174.00–179.50	856	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	182.40/cwt	181.00–182.75	897	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	492	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	500	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	890	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	175.16/cwt	141.00–179.00	885	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	180.13/cwt	179.00–181.00	942	41
Steers	—	Small 1-2	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	941	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	165.40/cwt	162.00–166.50	938	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	577	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	952	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	577	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	926	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	163.91/cwt	150.00–168.00	947	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	140.56/cwt	140.00–141.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	169.28/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,053	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	12
Steers	—	Medium 1	647	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,055	17
Steers	—	Small 1-2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	154.89/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,010	27
Steers	—	Large 1	663	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,041	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	163.55/cwt	163.25–165.00	1,117	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	167.82/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,220	35
Steers	—	Large 1	729	145.20/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,059	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	753	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,118	8
Steers	—	Large 1	763	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,133	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,071	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	928	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	114.10/cwt	106.50–116.00	1,077	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,121	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,040	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	946	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	332	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	412	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	307	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	338	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	137.10/cwt	131.00–140.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	356	127.35/cwt	92.00–135.00	453	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	373	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	106.22/cwt	100.00–137.00	444	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	598	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	141.37/cwt	130.00–143.00	595	23
Heifers	—	Medium 1	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	129.82/cwt	128.00–137.00	597	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	138.06/cwt	137.00–140.00	671	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	139.15/cwt	130.00–139.50	679	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	704	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	551	130.96/cwt	106.00–132.00	722	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	697	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	135.08/cwt	112.00–139.75	773	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	132.76/cwt	129.00–136.00	824	46
Heifers	—	Medium 1	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	828	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	844	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	130.47/cwt	129.75–132.75	860	55
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	664	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	784	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	123.98/cwt	114.00–124.50	909	20
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	884	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	954	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	961	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,001	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	979	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,164	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	440	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	113.95/cwt	112.00–116.00	824	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	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 17, 2021

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

Receipts 1,144Last week 1,597Year ago 1,558

*Special Board Cattle sale Wednesday April 21, 2021*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	248	177.50	177.50
4	—	569	143.00	143.00
4	—	460	150.00	150.00
3	—	338	155.00	155.00
4	—	723	112.00–116.00	113.95
3	—	605	134.00	134.00
2	—	760	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	116.00	116.00
12	—	640	155.00	155.00
26	—	567	166.00	166.00
25	—	492	181.00–182.75	182.40
7	—	423	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	161.00	161.00
41	—	523	179.00–181.00	180.13
21	—	622	167.00–172.50	169.28
3	—	380	155.00	155.00
2	—	403	171.00	171.00
15	—	840	127.50	127.50
10	—	944	106.50–116.00	114.10
35	—	727	151.00–172.00	167.82
35	—	683	163.25–165.00	163.55
2	—	455	155.00	155.00
12	—	792	143.00	143.00
21	—	578	150.00–168.00	163.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	175.00	175.00
36	—	567	162.00–166.50	165.40
1	—	1,010	111.00	111.00
2	—	845	91.00	91.00
8	—	733	140.00	140.00
10	—	505	141.00–179.00	175.16
17	—	478	174.00–179.50	179.18
27	—	652	140.00–155.50	154.89
2	—	768	120.00–125.00	122.49
17	—	356	140.00–175.00	171.82
7	—	616	140.00–141.00	140.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	928	106.00	106.00
4	—	469	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	132.00–147.00	145.20
1	—	1,130	105.00	105.00
3	—	763	137.50	137.50
6	—	663	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,040	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	174.00	174.00
8	—	753	148.50	148.50
5	—	577	160.50	160.50
5	—	500	178.00	178.00
17	—	647	163.00	163.00
3	—	355	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	166.00	166.00
2	—	673	103.00	103.00
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
6	—	577	165.00	165.00
2	—	250	173.00	173.00
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
6	—	492	155.00	155.00
1	—	160	125.00	125.00
5	—	327	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	572	112.00–139.75	135.08
23	—	421	130.00–143.00	141.37
43	—	653	129.25	129.25
3	—	315	131.00–140.00	137.10
5	—	223	149.00	149.00
6	—	273	151.00	151.00
3	—	855	114.50	114.50
11	—	350	155.00	155.00
20	—	733	114.00–124.50	123.98
25	—	488	130.00–139.50	139.15
1	—	545	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.50	125.50
27	—	909	128.00	128.00
19	—	530	130.00–136.00	132.77
13	—	804	119.50	119.50
55	—	659	129.75–132.75	130.47
46	—	621	129.00–136.00	132.76
3	—	763	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	746	118.50	118.50
7	—	421	142.00	142.00
33	—	642	129.00	129.00
20	—	566	130.00	130.00
13	—	852	117.50	117.50
4	—	548	130.00	130.00
28	—	486	137.00–140.00	138.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
4	—	664	118.00	118.00
5	—	560	124.00	124.00
2	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
5	—	440	141.00	141.00
3	—	373	140.00–142.00	140.70
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
2	—	628	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	92.00–135.00	127.35
25	—	551	106.00–132.00	130.96
6	—	618	120.00	120.00
16	—	460	128.00–137.00	129.82
14	—	418	100.00–137.00	106.22
3	—	307	110.00	110.00

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.