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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 10

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 18 · +183.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 57▼ 22 vs year ago 46 · −47.8%

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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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −151.75 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$275.75

4 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$101.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−27.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	301.00	1,680	3thin
Medium and Large 2	595	200.00	1,190	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.00/cwt here — about $490 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

275.75

—

WV average1 barns · 4 hd

275.75

+0.00

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−27.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−151.75

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

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.19, low $410.69, median $427.50 across 3 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	—	Average	1,653	155.14	2,565	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	132.99	1,766	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,207	91.34	1,102	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,680	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,811	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,800	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,357	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,526	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	152.21/cwt	120.00–187.00	2,489	4
Bulls	—	—	2,140	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,895	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	312	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	81.39/cwt	74.00–91.00	907	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,329	105.59/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,403	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	134.43/cwt	118.00–156.00	1,838	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 57Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
1	—	2,140	182.00	182.00
4	—	1,635	120.00–187.00	152.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,329	90.00–118.00	105.59
2	—	1,115	74.00–91.00	81.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,367	118.00–156.00	134.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	970	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	512	265.00	265.00
10	550–600	587	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	558	301.00	301.00
17	600–650	649	279.00	279.00
3	700–750	703	256.00	256.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.