Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $217.92/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$217.92

2 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.04

vs WV average

−33.45 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	678	217.92	1,477	2thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

217.92

—

WV average2 barns · 6 hd

230.96

−13.04

National average162 barns · 8,607 hd

251.37

−33.45

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	1,795	145.35	2,610	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,650	115.35	1,903	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	99.02	1,067	6thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium 3	300–350	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	217.92/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,074	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,654	112.64/cwt	104.00–124.00	1,863	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	99.02/cwt	76.00–116.00	1,067	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	141.69/cwt	124.00–150.00	2,477	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,213	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →