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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 25

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 19▲ 26 vs year ago 25 · +104.0%

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 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $176.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −160.31 against this barn's trailing median of $336.31.

Average price

$176.00

2 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.97

vs WV average

−58.66 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	715	191.00	1,366	1thin
Medium and Large 3	770	161.00	1,240	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

176.00

—

WV average4 barns · 41 hd

223.97

−47.97

National average141 barns · 9,589 hd

234.66

−58.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

336.31

−160.31

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	—	Average	1,919	149.42	2,867	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,496	121.91	1,824	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	121.33	1,933	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	101.01	1,219	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	183.00	2,478	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	179.02	2,383	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	182.44	2,594	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,433	174.76	2,504	4thin

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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,195	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,055	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,422	182.44/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,594	12
Steers	—	Select	1,512	175.68/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,331	179.02/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,383	14
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,354	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,478	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,919	149.42/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,867	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	101.01/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,219	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	121.91/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,824	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	121.33/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,933	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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	111.00	111.00
1	700–750	715	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,919	143.00–162.00	149.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	116.00–128.00	121.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	91.00–113.00	101.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	118.00–125.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,354	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,331	175.00–183.00	179.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	175.00–176.00	175.68
1	—	1,195	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,422	176.00–188.00	182.44

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.