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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 10

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 8▲ 68 vs year ago 17 · +400.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bottle calves up to $475 per head

Fat cattle sale included in this report

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $182.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −211.91 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$182.50

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−49.06

vs WV average

−81.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	538	182.50	981	2thin

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 sale2 hd

182.50

—

WV average4 barns · 91 hd

231.56

−49.06

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−81.46

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−211.91

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

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.80, low $354.66, median $394.41 across 5 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	1,868	131.42	2,455	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	117.00	1,895	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,535	112.05	1,720	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	88.77	971	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,611	184.12	2,966	64
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	183.00	2,516	2thin

Every lot

18 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	857	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,181	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,055	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 4	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	495	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	582	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,516	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,611	184.12/cwt	182.00–185.50	2,966	64
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	136.70/cwt	123.00–147.00	2,642	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	88.77/cwt	63.00–108.00	971	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	112.05/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,720	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,895	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.

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