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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 24

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 12▲ 72 vs year ago 30 · +240.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in regular sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $154.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$154.00

5 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.01

vs WV average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	615	155.00	953	1thin
Medium and Large 3	651	153.75	1,001	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.25/cwt here — about −$48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

154.00

—

WV average5 barns · 17 hd

194.01

−40.01

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	1,726	143.67	2,480	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	113.61	1,514	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	112.00	1,635	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	87.22	1,013	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	177.96	2,271	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,626	182.18	2,962	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	179.10	2,765	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

20 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	557	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Steers	900–950	Large 2	900	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,557	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	643	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	965	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	179.10/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,765	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,626	182.18/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,962	39
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	177.96/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,271	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,726	143.67/cwt	132.00–158.00	2,480	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	52.10/cwt	43.00–62.00	446	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	92.77/cwt	78.00–110.00	1,122	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	113.61/cwt	90.00–127.00	1,514	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,635	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 12Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Fat Cattle Sale included in regular sale

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,333	90.00–127.00	113.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,209	78.00–110.00	92.77
3	—	857	43.00–62.00	52.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,276	174.00–181.00	177.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,626	180.00–184.00	182.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,544	173.00–183.00	179.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	132.00–158.00	143.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.