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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 13

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Receipts

2,178 head

▲ 2,178 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 2,183 · −0.2%

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 $299.78/cwt on 171 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −105.12 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$299.78

171 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1-2

$58.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.06

vs WV average

−5.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	558	321.00	1,791	34
Medium and Large 1	565	300.00	1,695	23
Medium and Large 2	564	300.00	1,692	38
Large 1	531	297.50	1,579	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	296.18	1,697	49
Medium and Large 3	567	275.75	1,565	10thin
Small 1-2	568	262.50	1,491	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.50/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale171 hd

299.78

—

WV average6 barns · 298 hd

288.72

+11.06

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−5.69

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−105.12

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

91 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	999	10
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	287.84/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,068	15
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	413	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,332	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,238	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	264.09/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,231	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	319.10/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,548	47
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	492	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,587	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,513	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,590	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,530	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	558	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,791	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	300.00/cwt	282.00–301.00	1,692	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	23
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	568	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,491	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,585	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	297.74/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,721	43
Steers	550–600	Large 1	582	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,702	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,524	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	307.68/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,938	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,749	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	248.61/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,584	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,778	7
Steers	650–700	Large 2	657	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,675	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	266.31/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,752	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	280.74/cwt	261.00–310.00	1,878	51
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	250.51/cwt	208.00–285.00	1,826	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,823	16
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	751	236.43/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,776	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	761	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,613	24
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	762	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,760	3
Steers	750–800	Large 1	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	261.62/cwt	242.00–270.00	2,009	90
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,864	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	218.51/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,835	101
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,791	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	225.62/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,954	75
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	916	208.61/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,911	79
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,014	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	331	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	828	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	875	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	260.83/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,090	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,105	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	438	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,106	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,132	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	455	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	830	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	260.69/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,189	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	489	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,281	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,257	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,282	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,337	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	257.23/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,389	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,383	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	563	248.26/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,398	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	252.98/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,460	62
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	628	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,130	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	227.08/cwt	185.00–230.00	1,449	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	216.35/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,400	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,539	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	237.14/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,577	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,252	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	232.13/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,648	98
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,508	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	748	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,511	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	211.09/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,623	63
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,647	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	838	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,693	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	872	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,748	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	948	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,820	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	974	186.33/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,815	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,420	7
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	512	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	998	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,255	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	229.19/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,460	8

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 Apr 13, 2024

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

Receipts 2,178Last week 0Year ago 2,183

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
10	300–350	333	300.00	300.00
28	400–450	416	297.50	297.50
47	450–500	485	275.00–327.50	319.10
38	550–600	564	282.00–301.00	300.00
9	600–650	637	247.50–250.00	248.61
53	650–700	658	252.00–270.00	266.31
16	700–750	738	247.00	247.00
24	750–800	761	212.00	212.00
3	800–850	845	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	322.50	322.50
6	500–550	537	285.00	285.00
43	550–600	578	292.00–312.50	297.74
58	600–650	630	305.00–309.00	307.68
51	650–700	669	261.00–310.00	280.74
58	700–750	729	208.00–285.00	250.51
90	750–800	768	242.00–270.00	261.62
101	800–850	840	215.00–233.00	218.51
75	850–900	866	210.00–229.00	225.62
79	900–950	916	206.00–214.00	208.61
19	1000–1050	1,012	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	492	307.50	307.50
23	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	636	275.00	275.00
7	650–700	656	271.00	271.00
14	800–850	836	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	568	262.50	262.50
4	650–700	670	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
16	400–450	413	322.50	322.50
19	450–500	492	322.50	322.50
34	550–600	558	321.00	321.00
42	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
38	750–800	751	235.00–253.00	236.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	657	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	762	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	582	292.50	292.50
3	750–800	765	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	371	285.00–292.50	287.84
2	400–450	423	225.00	225.00
30	450–500	466	254.00–280.00	264.09
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	571	277.50	277.50
3	600–650	622	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	343	255.00	255.00
28	400–450	418	230.00–262.00	260.83
37	450–500	491	256.00	256.00
3	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
33	550–600	560	247.00	247.00
31	600–650	638	185.00–230.00	227.08
3	650–700	677	185.00	185.00
9	700–750	743	203.00	203.00
2	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
5	800–850	838	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	255.00	255.00
18	450–500	456	257.00–263.00	260.69
21	500–550	540	253.00–262.00	257.23
62	550–600	577	250.00–256.00	252.98
23	600–650	647	215.00–231.00	216.35
41	650–700	665	236.00–240.00	237.14
98	700–750	710	215.00–236.00	232.13
63	750–800	769	205.00–224.00	211.09
4	800–850	836	197.00	197.00
2	900–950	948	192.00	192.00
27	950–1000	974	185.00–191.00	186.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	182.50	182.50
2	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	628	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	438	252.50	252.50
11	450–500	489	262.00	262.00
31	550–600	563	238.00–249.00	248.26
8	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
19	700–750	748	202.00	202.00
10	850–900	872	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	235.00	235.00
32	400–450	430	257.00	257.00
54	450–500	495	259.00	259.00
49	650–700	652	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
19	500–550	539	248.00	248.00
4	600–650	640	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	458	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	536	255.00	255.00
8	600–650	637	200.00–235.00	229.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	195.00	195.00

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.