Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $175.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −167.31 against this barn's trailing median of $342.31.

Average price

$175.00

1 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.53

vs WV average

−83.56 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 2	775	175.00	1,356	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

175.00

—

WV average7 barns · 293 hd

243.53

−68.53

National average141 barns · 7,572 hd

258.56

−83.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

342.31

−167.31

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	—	High	2,095	142.29	2,982	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	118.11	1,491	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	90.91	1,026	6thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	74.71/cwt	61.00–89.00	850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,007	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	104.65/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,316	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	118.11/cwt	99.00–130.00	1,491	3
Bulls	—	—	2,173	135.94/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,954	2
Steers	Small 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	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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