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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 19

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 14 vs year ago 16 · −87.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%

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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 $170.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$170.00

1 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	635	170.00	1,080	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

170.00

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

170.00

+0.00

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	1,740	137.00	2,384	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,823	136.97	2,497	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,504	122.15	1,837	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	79.87	729	2thin

Every lot

7 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,384	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	79.87/cwt	66.00–90.00	729	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,596	124.79/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,992	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	136.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,497	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,596	114.00–135.00	124.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	130.00–142.00	136.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	66.00–90.00	79.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	101.00	101.00

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.