Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Fat Cattle Sale Included*

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.42/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −184.63 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$247.42

4 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.45

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	247.42	1,249	4thin

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 sale4 hd

247.42

—

WV average4 barns · 13 hd

255.87

−8.45

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−184.63

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	1,834	123.68	2,268	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,484	110.50	1,640	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	101.40	1,171	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,391	179.64	2,498	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	176.71	2,241	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,323	151.00	1,998	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,589	182.81	2,905	9thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,477	180.67	2,669	22

Every lot, as filed

28 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%	—	1,580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,070	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,516	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	179.85/cwt	179.50–180.50	2,527	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	180.76/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,702	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,347	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	871	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	247.42/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	600–650	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	297.06/cwt	295.00–300.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	101.40/cwt	78.00–113.00	1,171	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	110.50/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,604	13
Bulls	—	—	1,834	123.68/cwt	118.00–134.00	2,268	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,323	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,998	1
Steers	ChoiceMuddy	—	1,357	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,402	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	176.71/cwt	175.00–177.50	2,241	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,589	182.81/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,905	9

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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