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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 6

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 85▼ 6 vs year ago 28 · −21.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −252.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−70.90

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	565	180.00	1,017	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

180.00

—

WV average3 barns · 14 hd

250.90

−70.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−252.05

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	1,875	135.89	2,548	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	109.12	1,471	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	96.07	1,056	8thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1-2	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	135.89/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	97.61/cwt	78.00–110.00	1,082	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	480	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,462	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	109.12/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,471	12

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 85Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	90.00–130.00	109.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	78.00–110.00	97.61
1	—	1,130	42.50	42.50
1	—	1,260	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	133.00–138.00	135.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	735	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00

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.