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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 17

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 38▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 55 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.79/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −106.55 against this barn's trailing median of $209.33.

Average price

$102.79

7 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$47.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.24

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	352	109.58	386	6thin
Large 1-2	695	62.00	431	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.58/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale7 hd

102.79

—

WV average3 barns · 130 hd

120.03

−17.24

This barn, trailing median3 sales

209.33

−106.55

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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $218.29, low $201.45, median $209.33 across 3 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	1,822	71.82	1,309	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	49.95	694	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	39.39	457	18

Every lot

24 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	—	Small and Medium 1-2	328	97.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	321	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	348	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	419	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	695	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	63.40/cwt	62.00–65.00	899	2
Bulls	—	—	2,092	77.44/cwt	70.50–87.00	1,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	44.94/cwt	40.00–49.00	487	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	28.84/cwt	26.00–30.00	359	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	36.31/cwt	31.00–39.00	462	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	56.32/cwt	56.00–57.00	722	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	50.14/cwt	44.00–55.00	703	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	38.91/cwt	38.00–40.00	561	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,610	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 38Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 23Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	107.50	107.50
2	—	325	107.00	107.00
2	—	358	117.00	117.00
1	—	450	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	75.00	75.00
1	—	560	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	89.00	89.00
1	—	805	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	96.00–100.00	97.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,092	70.50–87.00	77.44
2	—	1,418	62.00–65.00	63.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,403	44.00–55.00	50.14
3	—	1,282	56.00–57.00	56.32
2	—	1,443	38.00–40.00	38.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	60.00	60.00
8	—	1,084	40.00–49.00	44.94
4	—	1,273	31.00–39.00	36.31
5	—	1,245	26.00–30.00	28.84

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.