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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 21

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 19▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

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 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $195.42/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$195.42

6 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.17

vs WV average

−41.95 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	660	222.50	1,469	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	651	190.00	1,238	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

195.42

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WV average4 barns · 39 hd

224.59

−29.17

National average167 barns · 7,891 hd

237.37

−41.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,693	160.00	2,708	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	125.81	1,642	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	98.93	1,189	10

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
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,215	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	577	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	103.48/cwt	84.00–120.00	1,268	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	125.81/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,642	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	648	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,655	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	58.00	58.00
9	—	1,225	84.00–120.00	103.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	121.00–131.00	125.81

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.