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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 13

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 29 vs year ago 35 · −82.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 55▼ 48 vs year ago 96 · −50.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $191.68/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$191.68

3 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.91

vs WV average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	667	191.68	1,279	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

191.68

—

WV average4 barns · 14 hd

192.59

−0.91

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	1,488	116.77	1,737	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	112.85	1,524	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	110.53	1,816	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	98.76	1,218	28

Every lot

12 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	191.68/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,279	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	125.69/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,454	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	56.12/cwt	53.00–59.00	564	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,168	108.36/cwt	80.00–121.00	1,266	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	98.69/cwt	75.00–115.00	1,278	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	109.02/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,471	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,352	116.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,578	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,816	2

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	667	185.00–200.00	191.68
1	700–750	735	155.00	155.00
1	800–850	800	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	119.00–133.00	125.69
1	—	1,615	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,295	75.00–115.00	98.69
2	—	1,005	53.00–59.00	56.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,352	110.00–124.00	116.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,168	80.00–121.00	108.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	101.00–120.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	110.00–111.00	110.53

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.