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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Dec 14

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Nov 2Dec 14Feb 22 →

Receipts

643 head

▲ 643 vs last sale 0▲ 439 vs year ago 204 · +215.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Oct 31, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Majority of the offering were weaned cattle; 58 head of value added cattle were Board Sale Cattle

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.34/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −96.55 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$308.34

116 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$103.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs WV average

−16.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	313.02	1,729	107
Medium and Large 2	541	287.00	1,554	5thin
Small 1-2	563	210.00	1,182	4thin

One grade step is worth $103.02/cwt here — about $547 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

308.34

—

WV average3 barns · 197 hd

304.03

+4.31

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−16.01

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−96.55

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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $389.83, median $404.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	289	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	997	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	377.51/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,382	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,358	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	336.96/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,486	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,563	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	338.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,636	25
Steers	450–500	Small 1	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,459	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	316.94/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,683	56
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,616	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	308.71/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,778	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	296.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,887	63
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,734	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,625	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,142	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	889	15
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	292.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,081	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	266.59/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,133	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,155	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	259.28/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,239	33
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	481	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	962	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	263.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,284	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	252.26/cwt	200.00–268.00	1,334	51
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	240.67/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,292	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	254.32/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,432	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,499	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,514	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,683	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,422	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	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 Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Dec 14, 2024

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

Receipts 643Last week 0Year ago 204

Majority of the offering were weaned cattle; 58 head of value added cattle were Board Sale Cattle

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
8	400–450	448	317.50	317.50
3	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	532	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	304	292.50	292.50
23	350–400	369	270.00–295.00	292.94
21	400–450	425	257.50–270.00	266.59
33	450–500	478	240.00–272.50	259.28
51	500–550	529	200.00–268.00	252.26
51	550–600	563	245.00–261.00	254.32
2	600–650	625	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	667	227.00	227.00
47	700–750	716	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	265.00	265.00
12	450–500	488	240.00–265.00	263.04
6	500–550	537	240.00–241.00	240.67
5	550–600	562	235.00	235.00
8	600–650	646	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	730	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	225.00	225.00
4	450–500	481	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	345.00	345.00
18	350–400	366	370.00–382.50	377.51
11	400–450	441	322.50–342.50	336.96
25	450–500	484	320.00–340.00	338.07
56	500–550	531	301.00–326.00	316.94
51	550–600	576	280.00–312.00	308.71
63	600–650	636	280.00–300.00	296.73
9	700–750	738	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	770	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	481	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	503	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	567	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	850	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00

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.