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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 20

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 28▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 77▼ 12 vs year ago 26 · −46.2%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −177.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.22

vs WV average

−68.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	250.00	1,338	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

250.00

—

WV average4 barns · 17 hd

289.22

−39.22

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−68.29

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−177.50

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 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.19, low $410.69, median $427.50 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	1,693	133.38	2,258	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,980	114.00	2,257	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,303	98.28	1,280	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	94.85	1,027	5thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	133.38/cwt	118.00–146.00	2,258	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	97.56/cwt	76.00–107.00	1,024	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,021	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	643	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,641	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,257	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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 77Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,050	76.00–107.00	97.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,505	108.00–110.00	109.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	118.00–146.00	133.38

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.