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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 17

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 85▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $175.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −167.31 against this barn's trailing median of $342.31.

Average price

$175.00

1 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.53

vs WV average

−83.56 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 2	775	175.00	1,356	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

175.00

—

WV average7 barns · 293 hd

243.53

−68.53

National average141 barns · 7,572 hd

258.56

−83.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

342.31

−167.31

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	—	High	2,095	142.29	2,982	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	118.11	1,491	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	90.91	1,026	6thin

Every lot

8 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	750–800	Small 2	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,007	1
Bulls	—	—	2,173	135.94/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,954	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	74.71/cwt	61.00–89.00	850	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	104.65/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,316	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	118.11/cwt	99.00–130.00	1,491	3

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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 85Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	61.00–89.00	74.71
2	—	1,258	94.00–115.00	104.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	99.00–130.00	118.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	155.00	155.00
2	—	2,173	135.00–137.00	135.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00

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.