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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 16

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

1,994 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 1,982▼ 4 vs year ago 1,998 · −0.2%

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 $161.86/cwt on 1,030 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −178.54 against this barn's trailing median of $340.41.

Average price

$161.86

1,030 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$47.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	524	171.59	899	403
Medium and Large 2	502	161.43	810	274
Large 1	569	158.76	903	196
Medium and Large 1-2	697	151.56	1,056	61
Medium and Large 1	690	145.16	1,002	44
Medium and Large 3	493	128.85	635	26
Medium 2	545	125.00	681	1thin
Small 1-2	510	124.65	636	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	402	124.00	498	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.59/cwt here — about $402 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 sale1,030 hd

161.86

—

WV average9 barns · 3,029 hd

159.77

+2.09

This barn, trailing median1 sales

340.41

−178.54

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	375	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	185.18/cwt	120.00–194.00	637	22
Steers	—	Medium 1	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	362	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	704	14
Steers	—	Large 1	409	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	184.53/cwt	130.00–189.50	764	72
Steers	—	Medium 1	419	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	817	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	452	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	601	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	158.50/cwt	121.00–170.00	753	66
Steers	—	Medium 1	479	178.42/cwt	165.00–179.50	855	119
Steers	—	Large 1	482	173.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	836	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	146.99/cwt	130.00–150.00	783	37
Steers	—	Medium 1	535	167.46/cwt	165.00–167.70	896	55
Steers	—	Large 1	535	160.74/cwt	160.00–163.00	860	48
Steers	—	Small 1-2	544	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	851	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	155.23/cwt	139.00–158.00	897	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	146.02/cwt	122.00–149.00	857	31
Steers	—	Medium 1	588	155.76/cwt	155.50–160.00	916	85
Steers	—	Large 1	590	153.66/cwt	153.00–156.50	907	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	121.34/cwt	111.00–131.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	3
Steers	—	Large 1	642	151.34/cwt	143.00–155.00	972	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	649	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,022	64
Steers	—	Large 1	654	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	981	45
Steers	—	Medium 1	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	141.42/cwt	120.00–143.50	929	35
Steers	—	Small 1-2	658	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,142	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	140.91/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,048	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	774	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,118	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	150.07/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,247	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,202	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	134.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	461	43
Heifers	—	Medium 1	356	134.30/cwt	126.00–136.00	478	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	132.72/cwt	112.00–133.50	549	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.46/cwt	140.00–140.50	590	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	455	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	635	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	126.90/cwt	116.00–127.50	613	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	140.20/cwt	139.50–140.25	687	156
Heifers	—	Medium 1	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	518	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	547	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	640	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	122.52/cwt	107.00–123.00	681	35
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	558	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	96
Heifers	—	Large 1	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	110.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	703	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	835	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,033	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	147.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	507	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	149.40/cwt	141.00–158.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	145.43/cwt	144.00–146.00	775	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	3

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 Oct 16, 2021

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

Receipts 1,994Last week 1,982Year ago 1,998

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	138.00	138.00
10	—	570	131.00	131.00
11	—	440	131.00	131.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
2	—	630	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	642	143.00–155.00	151.34
48	—	535	160.00–163.00	160.74
48	—	590	153.00–156.50	153.66
34	—	482	170.00–175.00	173.52
45	—	654	150.00	150.00
8	—	409	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	588	155.50–160.00	155.76
2	—	348	160.00	160.00
61	—	419	195.00	195.00
14	—	362	194.50	194.50
55	—	535	165.00–167.70	167.46
64	—	649	157.50	157.50
119	—	479	165.00–179.50	178.42
3	—	655	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	170.00	170.00
6	—	556	153.00	153.00
2	—	958	125.50	125.50
31	—	744	140.00–141.00	140.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	657	120.00–143.50	141.42
31	—	587	122.00–149.00	146.02
72	—	414	130.00–189.50	184.53
22	—	344	120.00–194.00	185.18
37	—	533	130.00–150.00	146.99
7	—	774	144.50	144.50
66	—	475	121.00–170.00	158.50
4	—	624	111.00–131.00	121.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	120.00	120.00
10	—	452	133.00	133.00
3	—	658	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	744	153.50	153.50
26	—	578	139.00–158.00	155.23
20	—	831	141.00–154.00	150.07
3	—	638	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	113.00	113.00
4	—	278	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	640	130.50	130.50
4	—	544	128.00	128.00
156	—	490	139.50–140.25	140.20
93	—	420	140.00–140.50	140.46
5	—	716	108.00	108.00
96	—	561	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	356	126.00–136.00	134.30
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
15	—	655	120.00	120.00
35	—	556	107.00–123.00	122.52
55	—	414	112.00–133.50	132.72
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
54	—	483	116.00–127.50	126.90
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
4	—	726	109.00	109.00
43	—	344	121.00–135.00	134.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	102.00	102.00
5	—	558	102.00	102.00
2	—	455	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
27	—	774	133.50	133.50
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
11	—	474	134.00	134.00
6	—	678	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
15	—	547	117.00	117.00
2	—	753	100.00	100.00
3	—	365	110.00	110.00
11	—	637	110.00–114.00	110.35
16	—	455	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	105.00	105.00
4	—	344	143.00–152.00	147.45
18	—	533	144.00–146.00	145.43
4	—	435	141.00–158.00	149.40
4	—	451	153.00	153.00
2	—	353	148.00	148.00
2	—	563	139.00	139.00

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.