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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 31

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 22▲ 17 vs year ago 15 · +113.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 54▲ 42 vs year ago 12 · +350.0%

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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 $210.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −217.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$210.00

2 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.15

vs WV average

−77.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	596	230.00	1,371	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	190.00	1,083	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale2 hd

210.00

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

277.15

−67.15

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−77.79

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−217.50

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,482	172.49	2,556	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,681	130.37	2,192	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,406	164.00	2,306	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	108.97	1,511	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,231	85.58	1,053	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,231	185.66	2,285	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	193.57	2,778	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	187.66	2,684	3thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	221.25/cwt	217.50–225.00	896	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,047	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,190	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	946	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	159.17/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,194	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,430	187.66/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,684	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,435	193.57/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,778	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,231	185.66/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,285	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	140.16/cwt	117.00–150.00	2,373	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	263	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	69.56/cwt	55.00–85.00	764	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	92.19/cwt	75.00–105.00	1,164	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	110.74/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,522	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,406	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,306	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,482	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,556	2

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 54Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	25.00	25.00
14	—	1,263	75.00–105.00	92.19
2	—	1,098	55.00–85.00	69.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,406	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,374	100.00–125.00	110.74
1	—	1,505	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	117.00–150.00	140.16
1	—	1,645	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,231	184.00–188.00	185.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	187.00–188.00	187.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,435	193.00–196.00	193.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	170.00–175.00	172.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	232.50	232.50
2	400–450	405	217.50–225.00	221.25
1	450–500	460	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	596	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	217.50	217.50
2	900–950	935	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	162.00	162.00
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	212.50	212.50
3	750–800	750	150.00–177.50	159.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	360	187.50	187.50
1	400–450	420	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	555	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	610	150.00–160.00	155.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	665	180.00	180.00

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.