Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat Cattle Sale included in results

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $216.16/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −232.36 against this barn's trailing median of $448.52.

Average price

$216.16

2 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−67.13

vs WV average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	468	216.16	1,012	2thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

216.16

—

WV average4 barns · 17 hd

283.29

−67.13

This barn, trailing median1 sales

448.52

−232.36

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	1,840	134.41	2,473	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,439	111.25	1,601	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,237	93.25	1,154	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	177.65	2,572	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,125	163.00	1,834	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,617	181.74	2,939	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	179.36	2,629	44
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	168.86	2,140	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,521	$2,300	5

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	216.16/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,012	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,521	2,299.90/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	177.65/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,572	4
Steers	Select	—	1,225	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	134.41/cwt	123.00–141.00	2,473	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	95.72/cwt	63.00–117.00	1,181	20
Steers	Choice	—	1,466	179.36/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,629	44
Steers	Select	—	1,310	169.76/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,125	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,834	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,617	181.74/cwt	179.50–184.00	2,939	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	110.35/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,576	24

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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