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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

899 head

▲ 899 vs last sale 0▲ 119 vs year ago 780 · +15.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.52/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −81.34 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$261.52

180 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$61.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs WV average

−3.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	271.40	1,560	59
Medium and Large 3	531	264.00	1,402	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	261.00	1,462	34
Medium and Large 1	530	259.00	1,372	70
Small 1-2	546	210.00	1,147	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.40/cwt here — about $414 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 sale180 hd

261.52

—

WV average6 barns · 375 hd

253.09

+8.43

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−3.00

This barn, trailing median9 sales

342.85

−81.34

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.15, low $315.14, median $342.85 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

54 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	3
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,061	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	409	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,227	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	425	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,432	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,401	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,457	11
Steers	400–450	Large 3	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,550	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	334.11/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,644	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,647	12
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	318.46/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,624	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	311.95/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,775	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	316.48/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,804	35
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	307.36/cwt	274.00–314.00	1,982	36
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	647	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,980	10
Steers	650–700	Large 1	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	279.93/cwt	264.00–298.00	1,873	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	286.07/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,954	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	283.73/cwt	280.00–286.00	2,049	20
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,058	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	229.13/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,899	40
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	214.76/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,993	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,003	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,177	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	269.88/cwt	250.00–272.00	980	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	975	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	419	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,119	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,219	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,228	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,277	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,295	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	261.02/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,365	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,402	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,469	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	546	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,147	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,458	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	271.59/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,573	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,362	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,591	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,630	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	205.92/cwt	191.00–232.00	1,514	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	205.29/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,525	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	6

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 20, 2024

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

Receipts 899Last week 0Year ago 780

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	431	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	460	337.00	337.00
25	650–700	683	278.00–299.00	286.07
20	700–750	722	280.00–286.00	283.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	492	333.00–335.00	334.11
35	550–600	570	290.00–326.00	316.48
16	650–700	669	264.00–298.00	279.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	439	332.00	332.00
12	450–500	493	334.00	334.00
33	550–600	569	306.00–320.00	311.95
36	600–650	645	274.00–314.00	307.36
10	700–750	743	277.00	277.00
40	800–850	829	221.00–235.00	229.13
8	900–950	928	214.00–217.00	214.76
3	1000–1050	1,003	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	625	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
12	400–450	425	337.00	337.00
2	450–500	458	270.00	270.00
10	600–650	647	306.00	306.00
4	700–750	735	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	409	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	510	265.00–325.00	318.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	363	250.00–272.00	269.88
21	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
23	450–500	491	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	523	230.00–273.00	261.02
27	550–600	570	261.00	261.00
20	600–650	647	252.00	252.00
8	700–750	735	191.00–232.00	205.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	474	259.00	259.00
7	500–550	544	270.00	270.00
52	550–600	579	259.00–277.50	271.59
7	600–650	619	220.00	220.00
35	700–750	743	200.00–231.00	205.29
13	850–900	850	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	267.00	267.00
12	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	500	259.00	259.00
33	550–600	563	259.00	259.00
31	600–650	639	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	372	262.00	262.00
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
10	450–500	469	260.00	260.00
9	500–550	531	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	459	300.00	300.00

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.