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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 24Sep 18Oct 4 →

Receipts

421 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 364▼ 101 vs year ago 522 · −19.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.03/cwt on 284 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −188.37 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$152.03

284 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$46.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	486	170.67	829	6thin
Medium and Large 1	617	161.09	995	45
Medium and Large 1-2	802	153.35	1,229	181
Medium and Large 3	472	139.50	658	5thin
Medium and Large 2	671	138.76	932	42
Large 1	723	125.00	903	2thin
Small 1-2	567	124.13	704	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.53/cwt here — about $125 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 sale284 hd

152.03

—

WV average8 barns · 1,262 hd

159.92

−7.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−188.37

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

Every lot

60 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	556	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	375	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	868	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	164.14/cwt	164.00–165.00	803	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	879	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	518	128.20/cwt	116.00–141.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	114.16/cwt	100.00–121.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	132.74/cwt	111.00–138.00	773	11
Steers	—	Large 1	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	160.38/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,018	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,012	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,114	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,078	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	158.61/cwt	148.00–165.75	1,231	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	145.19/cwt	124.00–154.00	1,201	24
Steers	—	Large 1	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,094	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,341	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	143.16/cwt	134.00–146.50	1,466	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,076	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,227	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	999	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,152	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,179	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Sep 18, 2021

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Receipts 421Last week 364Year ago 522

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	827	124.00–154.00	145.19
9	—	508	173.00	173.00
8	—	679	149.00	149.00
5	—	477	161.00	161.00
43	—	776	148.00–165.75	158.61
31	—	881	152.25	152.25
33	—	1,024	134.00–146.50	143.16
7	—	719	155.00	155.00
21	—	635	156.00–165.00	160.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	114.00	114.00
4	—	755	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
2	—	848	129.00	129.00
11	—	582	111.00–138.00	132.74
4	—	544	136.00	136.00
2	—	417	205.00	205.00
1	—	915	116.00	116.00
5	—	682	135.00	135.00
7	—	489	164.00–165.00	164.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	138.00	138.00
13	—	662	155.00	155.00
10	—	570	166.00	166.00
11	—	472	184.00	184.00
8	—	759	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	116.00–141.00	128.20
1	—	665	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	161.00	161.00
1	—	475	174.00	174.00
1	—	375	207.00	207.00
2	—	440	177.00	177.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	134.00	134.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	100.00–121.00	114.16
2	—	313	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
6	—	545	139.00	139.00
7	—	427	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	120.00–121.00	120.75
5	—	490	139.00	139.00
6	—	558	133.00	133.00
5	—	337	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	104.00	104.00
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
5	—	550	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
1	—	310	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	803	143.50	143.50
5	—	974	121.00	121.00
6	—	593	141.00	141.00
3	—	793	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	144.00	144.00
6	—	689	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	139.00	139.00
2	—	413	162.50	162.50
3	—	352	195.00	195.00
2	—	733	115.00	115.00

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.