Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $177.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −217.59 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$177.75

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−67.37

vs WV average

−98.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	177.75	960	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

177.75

—

WV average4 barns · 22 hd

245.12

−67.37

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−98.71

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−217.59

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	1,300	126.11	1,639	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,890	113.00	2,136	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	109.16	1,410	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	78.33	771	3thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	107.18/cwt	93.00–116.00	1,403	9
Bulls	—	—	1,300	126.11/cwt	105.00–150.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	177.75/cwt	150.00–205.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	918	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	950–1000	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	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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