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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 10

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 12▲ 16 vs year ago 22 · +72.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 55▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $98.19/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −136.54 against this barn's trailing median of $234.73.

Average price

$98.19

16 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.60

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	917	99.83	915	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	97.21	607	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about $308 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 sale16 hd

98.19

—

WV average5 barns · 328 hd

146.79

−48.60

This barn, trailing median5 sales

234.73

−136.54

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	—	Low	1,292	68.57	886	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,735	57.50	998	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,459	49.83	727	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	43.06	490	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	79.00	991	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	117.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	943	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	981	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	96.32/cwt	94.00–101.00	412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	92.86/cwt	86.00–99.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	486	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	89.01/cwt	87.00–91.00	421	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	502	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,255	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	991	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	61.85/cwt	60.50–63.00	649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	358	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	43.88/cwt	40.00–47.00	529	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.00	566	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	52.77/cwt	50.00–56.00	784	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	924	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,074	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,613	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 12Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 55Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
2	—	473	87.00–91.00	89.01
1	—	760	66.00	66.00
1	—	510	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	102.00	102.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
6	—	524	86.00–99.00	92.86
3	—	428	94.00–101.00	96.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	70.00	70.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
2	—	943	104.00	104.00
1	—	695	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
3	—	562	115.00–122.00	117.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	70.00	70.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	76.00	76.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	60.50–63.00	61.85
1	—	1,775	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,680	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	40.00–42.00	41.01
6	—	1,485	50.00–56.00	52.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	32.00	32.00
1	—	820	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,206	40.00–47.00	43.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	79.00	79.00

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.