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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 30

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 25▼ 8 vs year ago 18 · −44.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $234.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −172.37 against this barn's trailing median of $406.37.

Average price

$234.00

3 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.59

vs WV average

−39.74 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	620	234.00	1,451	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

234.00

—

WV average5 barns · 87 hd

257.59

−23.59

National average178 barns · 24,302 hd

273.74

−39.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

406.37

−172.37

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	1,740	131.00	2,279	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,547	118.54	1,834	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	86.43	987	6thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,451	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,932	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,816	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,018	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,843	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,277	3
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,279	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	86.43/cwt	78.00–95.00	987	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,547	118.54/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,834	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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	234.00	234.00
3	800–850	822	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	890	204.00	204.00
3	1100–1150	1,133	201.00	201.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,018	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	114.00–125.00	118.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	78.00–95.00	86.43

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.