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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 9

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −189.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$205.00

1 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.43

vs WV average

−47.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	205.00	1,076	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

205.00

—

WV average7 barns · 259 hd

234.43

−29.43

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−47.68

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−189.41

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	1,650	135.00	2,228	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	117.00	1,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	100.53	1,164	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	74.60	877	5thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,228	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,164	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	85.36/cwt	60.00–104.00	994	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	58.47/cwt	56.00–61.00	698	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,890	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	465	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	56.00–61.00	58.47
3	—	1,165	60.00–104.00	85.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	100.00–101.00	100.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	117.00	117.00

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.