Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −265.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$130.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−100.46

vs WV average

−111.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 4	535	130.00	696	1thin

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 sale1 hd

130.00

—

WV average6 barns · 130 hd

230.46

−100.46

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−111.88

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−265.34

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	—	Average	1,627	140.29	2,283	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	130.07	1,778	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	82.18	793	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	184.77	2,480	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	181.07	2,272	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,453	184.83	2,686	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	179.67	2,456	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	166.50	2,211	2thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	140.29/cwt	108.00–154.00	2,283	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	130.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,778	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	95.77/cwt	73.00–114.00	996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	448	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	181.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,272	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,328	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,211	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,367	179.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,456	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,342	184.77/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,480	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,453	184.83/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,686	15

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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