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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 8

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 17▼ 92 vs year ago 94 · −97.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 38▲ 24 vs year ago 70 · +34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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 results

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $216.16/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −215.60 against this barn's trailing median of $431.76.

Average price

$216.16

2 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−67.13

vs WV average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	468	216.16	1,012	2thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

216.16

—

WV average4 barns · 17 hd

283.29

−67.13

This barn, trailing median2 sales

431.76

−215.60

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	1,840	134.41	2,473	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,439	111.25	1,601	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,237	93.25	1,154	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	177.65	2,572	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,125	163.00	1,834	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,617	181.74	2,939	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	179.36	2,629	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	168.86	2,140	4thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,521	$2,300	5

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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	216.16/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,012	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,225	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,057	2
Steers	—	Select	1,310	169.76/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,224	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,466	179.36/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,629	44
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,617	181.74/cwt	179.50–184.00	2,939	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,125	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,834	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,448	177.65/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,572	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	134.41/cwt	123.00–141.00	2,473	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	104	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	95.72/cwt	63.00–117.00	1,181	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	110.35/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,576	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,905	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,916	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,521	2,299.90/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,300	5

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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 17Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 38Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Fat Cattle Sale included in results

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	210.00–222.00	216.16

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	5	—	1,521	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,299.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	174.00–181.00	177.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	166.00–170.00	167.95
2	—	1,310	165.00–174.00	169.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,466	172.00–185.00	179.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,617	179.50–184.00	181.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	121.00–123.00	122.01
24	—	1,428	96.00–120.00	110.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,040	10.00	10.00
20	—	1,234	63.00–117.00	95.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,840	123.00–141.00	134.41

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.