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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 3

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 41▼ 35 vs year ago 47 · −74.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 41▼ 5 vs year ago 60 · −8.3%

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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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −108.33 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$126.40

5 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.58

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	458	135.00	618	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	425	92.00	391	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $227 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 sale5 hd

126.40

—

WV average5 barns · 169 hd

140.98

−14.58

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−108.33

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 0–100 lb

5 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $248.69, low $211.03, median $234.73 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,595	74.79	1,193	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	57.00	1,026	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,434	52.87	758	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	39.85	472	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,283	110.41	1,417	2thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	665	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	359	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,283	110.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,417	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	76.99/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,349	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	654	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	28.16/cwt	22.00–39.00	311	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	45.97/cwt	41.00–53.00	571	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	870	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	51.90/cwt	42.00–59.00	748	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,026	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,846	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 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 41Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	107.00–114.00	110.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	33.00	33.00
4	—	1,399	60.00–65.00	62.19
18	—	1,442	42.00–59.00	51.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,243	41.00–53.00	45.97
8	—	1,106	22.00–39.00	28.16
1	—	1,090	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,752	74.00–81.00	76.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	710.00	710.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
2	—	383	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00

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.