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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 26

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1886

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Receipts

529 head

▲ 529 vs last sale 0▼ 64 vs year ago 593 · −10.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleSat Sep 26, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.42/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −112.47 against this barn's trailing median of $404.89.

Average price

$292.42

89 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.27

vs WV average

−6.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	546	300.91	1,643	65
Large 1	566	275.00	1,557	9thin
Medium and Large 3	518	270.00	1,399	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	265.48	1,497	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale89 hd

292.42

—

WV average4 barns · 168 hd

277.15

+15.27

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−6.62

This barn, trailing median9 sales

404.89

−112.47

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

46 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	248	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	769	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	302	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	876	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,172	11
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	363	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,143	363
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,178	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	397	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,032	3
Steers	400–450	Large 1	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	8
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	299.16/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,301	7
Steers	450–500	Large 1	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,515	15
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	504	306.78/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,546	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,399	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,417	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	566	298.11/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,687	44
Steers	550–600	Large 1	566	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,557	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	266.82/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,521	10
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	645	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,696	25
Steers	600–650	Large 1	646	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,693	10
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	671	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,765	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,659	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1	735	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,779	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,781	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,705	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	338	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	837	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	246.19/cwt	235.00–250.00	874	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	413	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	774	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	418	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	986	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,057	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	241.14/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,018	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	974	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,196	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,208	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	546	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,392	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,467	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,325	13
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	638	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,633	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,670	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	280.02/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,196	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,027	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	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 Oct 26, 2024

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

Receipts 529Last week 0Year ago 593

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	427	270.00–285.00	280.02
3	450–500	490	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	565	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	433	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	418	236.00	236.00
7	500–550	546	255.00	255.00
17	600–650	638	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	235.00–250.00	246.19
20	400–450	422	225.00–244.00	241.14
14	450–500	486	246.00	246.00
13	550–600	564	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	742	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	421	251.00	251.00
32	450–500	491	246.00	246.00
66	550–600	562	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	518	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	677	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	310.00	310.00
11	350–400	363	323.00	323.00
7	400–450	435	285.00–310.00	299.16
15	450–500	481	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	543	261.00	261.00
10	550–600	570	250.00–271.00	266.82
2	700–750	738	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
363	350–400	363	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
21	500–550	504	295.00–310.00	306.78
44	550–600	566	260.00–300.00	298.11
25	600–650	645	263.00	263.00
17	650–700	671	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
9	550–600	566	275.00	275.00
10	600–650	646	262.00	262.00
2	700–750	735	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	321.00	321.00
8	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
8	700–750	736	242.00	242.00

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.