Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $187.54/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −207.80 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$187.54

2 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−50.55

vs WV average

−53.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	187.54	953	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

187.54

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

238.09

−50.55

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−53.15

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−207.80

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	1,298	160.00	2,077	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,896	144.28	2,735	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	118.00	1,565	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	55.04	601	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,299	183.44	2,383	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,531	182.74	2,798	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	174.30	2,789	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,166	164.33	1,916	2thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 1-2	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	187.54/cwt	180.00–195.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,957	156.73/cwt	134.00–171.00	3,067	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,674	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,299	183.44/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,383	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,531	182.74/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,798	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	35.35/cwt	14.00–50.00	368	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	61.62/cwt	54.00–72.00	701	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,002	2
Bullocks	—	—	1,298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,077	1
Steers	Select	—	1,166	164.33/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,916	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,600	174.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,789	10

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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