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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Sep 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

← Apr 20Sep 21Oct 5 →

Receipts

665 head

▲ 665 vs last sale 0▼ 115 vs year ago 780 · −14.7%

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 $271.69/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −133.21 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$271.69

74 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.52

vs WV average

+5.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	546	278.28	1,519	43
Large 1	549	271.60	1,492	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	270.00	1,517	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	253.53	1,415	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $104 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 sale74 hd

271.69

—

WV average8 barns · 477 hd

248.17

+23.52

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+5.05

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−133.21

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

49 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Small 1-2	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,091	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	412	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,290	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,273	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,407	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	285.05/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,354	11
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	477	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,441	31
Steers	450–500	Large 1	488	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,330	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	528	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,531	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,394	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1	535	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,514	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,517	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	583	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,481	14
Steers	550–600	Large 1	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,436	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	261.69/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,649	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,647	9
Steers	650–700	Large 1	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	6
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	271.97/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,822	38
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	255.47/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,898	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	239.66/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,826	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	242.13/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,981	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	235.58/cwt	234.00–238.00	2,035	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	966	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,951	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,188	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,062	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	426	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,091	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,168	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	488	254.91/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,244	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,250	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,338	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,400	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	638	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,480	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,619	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	235.90/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,703	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	753	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,679	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,820	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	230.00/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,891	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	825	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,823	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,365	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 Sep 21, 2024

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Receipts 665Last 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
4	450–500	469	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	562	270.00	270.00
21	600–650	630	260.00–263.00	261.69
38	650–700	670	251.00–275.00	271.97
20	700–750	743	249.00–258.00	255.47
29	750–800	762	237.00–251.00	239.66
26	800–850	818	239.00–249.00	242.13
27	850–900	864	234.00–238.00	235.58
15	1000–1050	1,020	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	353	309.00	309.00
16	400–450	414	307.50	307.50
11	450–500	475	262.50–290.00	285.05
8	500–550	534	261.00	261.00
7	550–600	586	245.00	245.00
9	650–700	651	253.00	253.00
6	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
9	950–1000	966	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	412	313.00	313.00
31	450–500	477	302.00	302.00
29	500–550	528	290.00	290.00
14	550–600	583	254.00	254.00
17	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	272.50	272.50
7	500–550	535	283.00	283.00
3	550–600	583	245.00	245.00
6	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	546	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	426	256.00	256.00
27	450–500	488	252.50–255.00	254.91
25	550–600	560	239.00	239.00
13	600–650	638	232.00	232.00
3	750–800	753	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	825	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	252.00	252.00
15	550–600	581	241.00	241.00
12	650–700	683	237.00	237.00
21	700–750	722	232.00–240.00	235.90
8	750–800	776	234.00–235.00	234.50
18	800–850	822	222.00–231.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	247.50	247.50
3	550–600	577	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
19	400–450	415	256.00	256.00
9	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	564	240.00	240.00
11	600–650	630	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.