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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 28

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 16▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 15▲ 55 vs year ago 12 · +458.3%

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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 $130.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −264.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$130.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−100.46

vs WV average

−111.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	535	130.00	696	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

130.00

—

WV average6 barns · 130 hd

230.46

−100.46

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−111.88

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−264.41

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	—	Average	1,627	140.29	2,283	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	130.07	1,778	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	82.18	793	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	184.77	2,480	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	181.07	2,272	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,453	184.83	2,686	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	179.67	2,456	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	166.50	2,211	2thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,328	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,211	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,367	179.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,456	19
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,453	184.83/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,686	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,255	181.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,272	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,342	184.77/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,480	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	140.29/cwt	108.00–154.00	2,283	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	448	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	95.77/cwt	73.00–114.00	996	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	130.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,778	11

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	108.00–154.00	140.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,367	120.00–140.00	130.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	73.00–114.00	95.77
1	—	815	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	175.00–185.00	181.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,342	179.00–188.00	184.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,367	177.00–185.00	179.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,453	181.00–190.00	184.83

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.