Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bottle calves up to $475 per head

Fat cattle sale included in this report

Check out Board Sale report

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $182.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −212.84 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$182.50

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−49.06

vs WV average

−81.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	538	182.50	981	2thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.80, low $356.75, median $395.34 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

182.50

—

WV average4 barns · 91 hd

231.56

−49.06

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−81.46

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−212.84

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	1,868	131.42	2,455	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	117.00	1,895	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,535	112.05	1,720	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	88.77	971	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,611	184.12	2,966	64
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	183.00	2,516	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	136.70/cwt	123.00–147.00	2,642	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	112.05/cwt	97.00–128.00	1,720	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	88.77/cwt	63.00–108.00	971	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	400–450	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	450–500	495	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	582	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,611	184.12/cwt	182.00–185.50	2,966	64

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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