Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $210.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −243.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$210.00

2 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.15

vs WV average

−77.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	596	230.00	1,371	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	190.00	1,083	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

210.00

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

277.15

−67.15

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−77.79

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−243.94

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,482	172.49	2,556	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,681	130.37	2,192	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,406	164.00	2,306	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	108.97	1,511	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,231	85.58	1,053	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,231	185.66	2,285	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	193.57	2,778	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	187.66	2,684	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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%	—	1,050	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	263	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,406	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	92.19/cwt	75.00–105.00	1,164	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	69.56/cwt	55.00–85.00	764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	110.74/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,522	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	221.25/cwt	217.50–225.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	159.17/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	140.16/cwt	117.00–150.00	2,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,231	185.66/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,285	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	187.66/cwt	187.00–188.00	2,684	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	193.57/cwt	193.00–196.00	2,778	11
Bullocks	—	—	1,482	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,556	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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