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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 24

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 23▲ 0 vs year ago 22 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 16▲ 38 vs year ago 16 · +237.5%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −174.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$220.00

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.75

vs WV average

−44.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	220.00	1,221	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

220.00

—

WV average4 barns · 46 hd

245.75

−25.75

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−44.63

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−174.41

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	1,699	146.56	2,491	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	128.35	1,708	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	124.12	1,789	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	100.32	1,190	11

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	230.80/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,115	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	745	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,322	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	195	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	497	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	203	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	472	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	133.55/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	147.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	87.64/cwt	63.00–100.00	1,032	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	107.57/cwt	95.00–122.00	1,281	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	126.24/cwt	114.00–139.00	1,699	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	143.88/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,043	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	124.12/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,789	19

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 16Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,346	114.00–139.00	126.24
2	—	1,420	139.00–148.00	143.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	95.00–122.00	107.57
4	—	1,178	63.00–100.00	87.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,441	110.00–135.00	124.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,620	129.00–137.00	133.55
2	—	1,698	145.00–150.00	147.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	255.00	255.00
2	200–250	203	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	220.00–237.50	230.80
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	423	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	177.50	177.50

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.