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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 11

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 47▼ 9 vs year ago 31 · −29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 60▼ 58 vs year ago 78 · −74.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $84.58/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −149.81 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$84.58

12 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$55.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	98.44	492	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	42.97	223	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $268 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 sale12 hd

84.58

—

WV average4 barns · 420 hd

114.66

−30.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−149.81

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

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,456	48.28	703	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	47.70	686	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	45.77	426	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	39.77	564	6thin

Every lot

23 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	927	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	189	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	42.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	240	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	472	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,424	52.93/cwt	40.00–58.00	754	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	404	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	40.61/cwt	39.00–44.00	365	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	182	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	40.92/cwt	38.00–47.00	577	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	47.70/cwt	44.00–50.00	686	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	496	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1

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 - Moorefield, WV

Wed Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 47Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 60Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	71.00	71.00
2	—	428	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	98.00	98.00
1	—	510	75.00	75.00
2	—	620	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	44.00	44.00
2	—	565	40.00–45.00	42.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	112.00	112.00
2	—	813	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	523	80.00	80.00
1	—	555	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	38.00–47.00	40.92
1	—	1,460	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	44.00–50.00	47.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	39.00–44.00	40.61
1	—	1,210	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	40.00–58.00	52.93
1	—	1,615	25.00	25.00

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.