South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	108	91	150
Feeder cattle	34	6	35
Slaughter cattle	68	48	96

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1255	1170	2	165.00–166.00	$165.46	$1,936	—
1210	1210	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,730	—
1210–1615	1436	5	150.00–183.00	$170.14	$2,443	—
1443	1443	5	181.00	$181.00	$2,612	—
1402–1673	1526	11	180.00–190.00	$185.02	$2,823	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1350	1299	11	179.00–185.00	$182.09	$2,365	—
1260–1416	1338	2	168.00–179.00	$173.18	$2,317	—
1603	1603	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,661	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293 thin fleshed	293	2	175.00	$175.00	$513	—
355–387	379	4	190.00–230.00	$199.37	$756	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	—
515	515	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,061	—
665	665	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542 thin fleshed	542	3	130.00	$130.00	$705	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	243.00	$243.00	$680	—
468	468	2	145.00	$145.00	$679	—
568	568	4	170.00	$170.00	$966	—
835 thin fleshed	835	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,002	—
845	845	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,022	—
900	900	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	227.00	$227.00	$829	—
420	420	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,029	—
695	695	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,008	-46.68
750	750	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,140	—
805–820	808	5	130.00–147.00	$139.37	$1,126	-10.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	80-85%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,062	—
1060–1755	1449	80-85%	10	94.00–121.00	$110.39	$1,600	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1065	1040	85-90%	2	21.00	$21.00	$218	-35.12
1210	1210	85-90%	1	69.00	$69.00	$835	—
1105–1345	1240	85-90%	5	75.00–96.00	$85.53	$1,061	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–2010	1748	75-80%	8	106.00–118.00	$110.85	$1,938	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1455	1390	2	135.00–142.00	$138.66	$1,927	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,748	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	125.00	$125.00	—
85	85	2	155.00	$155.00	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	140.00	$140.00	$252	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.