Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $217.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −236.44 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$217.50

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.46

vs WV average

−73.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	585	217.50	1,272	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

217.50

—

WV average3 barns · 59 hd

285.96

−68.46

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−73.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−236.44

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	2,143	169.45	3,631	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	121.73	1,710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	85.50	992	2thin

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)	1,165	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	—	—	2,143	169.45/cwt	166.00–174.00	3,631	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	255.43/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	238.72/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium 3	300–350	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	310	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	152.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	222.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,308	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	121.73/cwt	112.00–135.00	1,710	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,452	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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