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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 51▼ 7 vs year ago 29 · −24.1%

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

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $111.48/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −230.83 against this barn's trailing median of $342.31.

Average price

$111.48

4 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.62

vs WV average

−139.29 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	723	130.70	945	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	770	92.25	710	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale4 hd

111.48

—

WV average4 barns · 10 hd

169.09

−57.62

National average143 barns · 7,169 hd

250.76

−139.29

This barn, trailing median1 sales

342.31

−230.83

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	1,711	138.87	2,376	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	116.45	1,619	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	88.64	1,059	7thin

Every lot

12 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	130.70/cwt	124.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	92.25/cwt	83.00–102.00	710	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,018	5
Bulls	—	—	2,153	157.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	3,385	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	76.81/cwt	74.00–79.00	876	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	88.96/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,030	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	104.41/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,396	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,759	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,610	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	74.00–79.00	76.81
1	—	1,450	111.00	111.00
4	—	1,158	83.00–94.00	88.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	122.00–125.00	123.68
3	—	1,337	103.00–106.00	104.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,153	155.00–160.00	157.23
5	—	1,534	130.00–133.00	131.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	83.00–102.00	92.25
1	900–950	910	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	723	124.00–137.00	130.70
1	850–900	860	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	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.