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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, May 29

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 91 vs year ago 94 · −96.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 18▲ 42 vs year ago 25 · +168.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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

Correction: 2.15/CWT feeder lambs deleted

Fat Cattle sale results included

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 $200.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −194.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$200.00

2 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.84

vs WV average

−67.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	200.00	1,066	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

200.00

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

237.84

−37.84

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−67.62

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−194.41

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	—	High	1,995	175.00	3,491	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,925	135.00	2,599	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	132.82	1,707	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	104.76	1,226	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,427	182.88	2,609	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	185.00	2,832	30
Steers	Choice	Low	1,517	175.18	2,657	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)	1,245	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

15 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	178.57/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,579	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,528	184.72/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,823	29
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,617	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,121	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,415	186.82/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,644	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,538	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,491	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,329	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	102.34/cwt	87.00–121.00	1,212	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	130.19/cwt	102.00–142.00	1,648	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,182	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,599	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 18Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Correction: 2.15/CWT feeder lambs deleted

Fat Cattle sale results included

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,444	177.00–181.00	178.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,528	181.00–188.00	184.72
1	—	1,617	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	183.00–190.00	186.82
1	—	1,450	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	102.00–142.00	130.19
2	—	1,430	150.00–155.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,184	87.00–121.00	102.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00

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	—	1,245	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.