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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 18

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 22▲ 6 vs year ago 13 · +46.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $159.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −268.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.50.

Average price

$159.00

6 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−84.26

vs WV average

−107.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	170.00	984	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	137.00	747	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

159.00

—

WV average6 barns · 389 hd

243.26

−84.26

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−107.64

This barn, trailing median3 sales

427.50

−268.50

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,861	145.87	2,715	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	124.26	1,608	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	79.93	928	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	118.00	1,280	1thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	230	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,200	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	253	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,280	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,861	145.87/cwt	131.00–158.00	2,715	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	184	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	67.02/cwt	60.00–73.00	729	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	96.16/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,202	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,498	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	121.71/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,570	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,802	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	510	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	550	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	164.00	164.00
1	550–600	575	110.00	110.00
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	595	160.00	160.00
4	650–700	656	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,861	131.00–158.00	145.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	94.00–100.00	96.16
1	—	1,280	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,088	60.00–73.00	67.02
1	—	920	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	118.00–126.00	121.71
1	—	1,315	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	118.00	118.00

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.