Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −252.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−70.90

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	565	180.00	1,017	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

180.00

—

WV average3 barns · 14 hd

250.90

−70.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−252.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,875	135.89	2,548	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	109.12	1,471	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	96.07	1,056	8thin

Every lot, as filed

14 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	109.12/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,471	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	97.61/cwt	78.00–110.00	1,082	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	135.89/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1

How this sale compares

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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