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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 26

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Receipts

57 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 15▲ 45 vs year ago 12 · +375.0%

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

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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	1,685	153.20	2,581	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,538	137.87	2,121	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,277	130.26	1,664	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,393	189.55	2,640	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,457	170.49	2,484	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,492	194.89	2,908	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,342	182.49	2,449	3thin

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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,342	182.49/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,449	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,492	194.89/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,908	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,393	189.55/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,640	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,457	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,484	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	153.20/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,005	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,337	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	128.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,492	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	117.19/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,486	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,867	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,392	146.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,039	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,408	127.43/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,794	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,526	135.08/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,061	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,543	155.16/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,394	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	121.32/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,893	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Jun 26, 2024

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

Receipts 57Last week 15Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	125.00–135.00	128.94
3	—	1,392	140.00–153.00	146.50
5	—	1,268	111.00–121.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,408	126.00–129.00	127.43
1	—	1,005	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	117.00–124.00	121.32
4	—	1,543	148.00–165.00	155.16
7	—	1,526	133.00–140.00	135.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	170.00–188.00	182.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,492	191.00–200.00	194.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,457	170.00–171.00	170.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	188.00–191.00	189.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	151.00–156.00	153.20

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.