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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 4

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 67▲ 27 vs year ago 21 · +128.6%

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $187.54/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −206.87 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$187.54

2 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.55

vs WV average

−53.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	187.54	953	2thin

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 sale2 hd

187.54

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

238.09

−50.55

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−53.15

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−206.87

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,298	160.00	2,077	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,896	144.28	2,735	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	118.00	1,565	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	55.04	601	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,299	183.44	2,383	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	182.74	2,798	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	174.30	2,789	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,166	164.33	1,916	2thin

Every lot

16 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	187.54/cwt	180.00–195.00	953	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,166	164.33/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,916	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,531	182.74/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,798	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,600	174.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,789	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,299	183.44/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,383	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,957	156.73/cwt	134.00–171.00	3,067	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	35.35/cwt	14.00–50.00	368	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	61.62/cwt	54.00–72.00	701	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,674	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,002	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,077	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 67Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	192.50	192.50
2	500–550	508	180.00–195.00	187.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,957	134.00–171.00	156.73
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,420	140.00–142.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,041	14.00–50.00	35.35
6	—	1,138	54.00–72.00	61.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	182.00–186.00	183.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	180.00–184.00	182.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,166	160.00–169.00	164.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,600	170.00–180.00	174.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,298	160.00	160.00

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.