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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 4

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 34▲ 14 vs year ago 2 · +700.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 68▼ 23 vs year ago 81 · −28.4%

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 $212.50/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −181.91 against this barn's trailing median of $394.41.

Average price

$212.50

3 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−70.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	212.50	1,063	3thin

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 sale3 hd

212.50

—

WV average1 barns · 3 hd

212.50

+0.00

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−70.82

This barn, trailing median5 sales

394.41

−181.91

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	1,855	126.83	2,353	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	111.00	1,943	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	109.18	1,508	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	95.45	1,122	23

Every lot

17 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	734	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	953	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,249	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	118.75/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,025	2
Bulls	—	—	2,155	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	591	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,165	99.49/cwt	75.00–115.00	1,159	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	92.87/cwt	67.00–109.00	1,119	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,277	126.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,618	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,344	116.52/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,566	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	103.62/cwt	70.00–113.00	1,463	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,943	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 34Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 68Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	543	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	433	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	500	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,705	117.00–121.00	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,165	75.00–115.00	99.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	124.00–128.00	126.70
8	—	1,344	109.00–127.00	116.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	53.00	53.00
7	—	1,205	67.00–109.00	92.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,412	70.00–113.00	103.62

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.