Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 2.15/CWT feeder lambs deleted

Fat Cattle sale results included

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $200.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −195.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$200.00

2 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.84

vs WV average

−67.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	200.00	1,066	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

200.00

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

237.84

−37.84

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−67.62

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−195.34

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	1,995	175.00	3,491	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,925	135.00	2,599	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	132.82	1,707	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	104.76	1,226	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,427	182.88	2,609	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	185.00	2,832	30
Steers	Choice	Low	1,517	175.18	2,657	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)	1,245	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	Choice	—	1,735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,863	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,444	178.57/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,579	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	186.82/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,644	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	184.72/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,823	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	130.19/cwt	102.00–142.00	1,648	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,617	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,121	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,182	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,329	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	102.34/cwt	87.00–121.00	1,212	10
Bulls	—	—	1,995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,491	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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