Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2024-11-13

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 13
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
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%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

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

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2667191.681,2793thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,488116.771,7374thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,351112.851,52414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643110.531,8162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23398.761,21828

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667191.68/cwt185.00–200.001,2793
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls1,445125.69/cwt119.00–133.001,8163
Bulls1,61590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4541
CowsLean 85-90%1,29598.69/cwt75.00–115.001,27817
CowsLean 85-90%1,00556.12/cwt53.00–59.005642
CowsBoner 80-85%Natural1,352116.69/cwt110.00–124.001,5787
CowsLean 85-90%Natural1,168108.36/cwt80.00–121.001,2669
CowsBoner 80-85%1,349109.02/cwt101.00–120.001,4717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643110.53/cwt110.00–111.001,8162

How this sale compares

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.