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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 17

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 51▼ 22 vs year ago 45 · −48.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $217.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −210.00 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$217.50

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.46

vs WV average

−73.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	585	217.50	1,272	1thin

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 sale1 hd

217.50

—

WV average3 barns · 59 hd

285.96

−68.46

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−73.59

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−210.00

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	2,143	169.45	3,631	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	121.73	1,710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	85.50	992	2thin

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)	1,165	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2	310	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	767	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	238.72/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,623	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	255.43/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,811	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 3	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2Fleshy	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	222.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,308	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	152.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,091	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,143	169.45/cwt	166.00–174.00	3,631	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	618	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,452	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	121.73/cwt	112.00–135.00	1,710	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 51Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,143	166.00–174.00	169.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,405	112.00–135.00	121.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,370	106.00	106.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	210.00–235.00	222.45
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	145.00–160.00	152.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	680	237.50–240.00	238.72
7	700–750	709	240.00–258.00	255.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	217.50	217.50

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	—	1,165	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.