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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 6

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Dec 9Apr 6Apr 13 →

Receipts

693 head

▲ 693 vs last sale 0▼ 108 vs year ago 801 · −13.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.28/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −102.61 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$302.28

62 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$61.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs WV average

−8.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	311.14	1,735	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	310.00	1,823	10thin
Large 1	557	310.00	1,727	5thin
Medium 1	571	307.50	1,756	8thin
Medium and Large 1	570	303.78	1,732	14thin
Medium and Large 3	535	259.31	1,388	3thin
Small 1-2	518	250.00	1,294	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.14/cwt here — about $440 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale62 hd

302.28

—

WV average3 barns · 98 hd

304.02

−1.74

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−8.48

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−102.61

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

84 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	256	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	768	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,031	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	362	326.77/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,183	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	312.05/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,292	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	10
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	474	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,600	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	295.68/cwt	255.00–317.50	1,422	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	326.14/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,608	13
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	271.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,406	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1	557	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,727	5
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	307.87/cwt	265.00–311.00	1,749	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	303.78/cwt	302.50–304.00	1,732	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	571	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,756	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,823	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	297.80/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,817	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	253.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,597	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,862	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,898	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	656	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,998	9
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	656	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,312	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	657	231.73/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,522	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	298.03/cwt	280.00–304.00	2,036	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	244.08/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,750	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,779	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	737	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,548	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	241.64/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,795	12
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	748	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,750	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,857	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,858	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,741	3
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	842	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,793	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	225.84/cwt	225.50–226.00	1,942	48
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	953	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,820	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,022	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,952	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	830	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	231.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	865	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	414	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,035	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	239.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,045	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	217.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,010	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,132	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,180	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,284	8
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	528	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	937	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	230.38/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,279	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	7
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	580	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,427	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,405	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	239.13/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,490	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	643	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,472	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,421	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,487	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,443	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	213.57/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,546	37
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	764	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,528	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1-2	818	184.47/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,509	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,665	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	969	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,292	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,398	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,227	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,281	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 1	635	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,835	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.

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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - Moorefield, WV

Sat Apr 6, 2024

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

Receipts 693Last week 0Year ago 801

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	437	235.00–245.00	239.13
11	500–550	502	235.00	235.00
13	550–600	555	225.00–232.00	230.38
12	650–700	652	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	718	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	487	232.50	232.50
8	500–550	524	245.00	245.00
12	550–600	588	239.00	239.00
29	600–650	623	236.00–244.00	239.13
37	700–750	724	202.00–220.00	213.57
12	850–900	893	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	727	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	562	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	818	181.00–188.00	184.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	250.00	250.00
13	450–500	495	237.50	237.50
7	550–600	568	235.00	235.00
8	600–650	643	229.00	229.00
6	750–800	764	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	230.00–235.00	231.32
10	450–500	464	200.00–225.00	217.57
7	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
5	600–650	643	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	475	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	300.00	300.00
10	400–450	438	290.00–300.00	295.05
6	450–500	474	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	522	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	603	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	414	285.00–320.00	312.05
8	450–500	481	255.00–317.50	295.68
3	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
15	550–600	568	265.00–311.00	307.87
6	600–650	630	250.00–257.00	253.44
9	650–700	650	292.00	292.00
12	700–750	743	225.00–245.00	241.64
3	800–850	833	209.00	209.00
2	950–1000	953	191.00	191.00
5	1000–1050	1,022	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	588	310.00	310.00
17	600–650	610	277.00–307.00	297.80
32	650–700	683	280.00–304.00	298.03
13	700–750	717	241.00–251.00	244.08
14	750–800	758	245.00	245.00
10	800–850	822	226.00	226.00
48	850–900	860	225.50–226.00	225.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	502	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	656	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	315.00–332.50	326.77
10	400–450	428	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	474	337.50	337.50
8	550–600	571	307.50	307.50
9	650–700	656	304.50	304.50
6	700–750	748	234.00	234.00
10	800–850	842	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	557	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	493	325.00–327.50	326.14
14	550–600	570	302.50–304.00	303.78
11	600–650	640	291.00	291.00
4	700–750	735	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	423	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	518	265.00–277.50	271.46
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	657	200.00–252.50	231.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	737	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	289.00	289.00

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.