Sale reports / West Virginia / South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange / 2024-09-11

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 11
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878
Feeder Cattle receipts
9 head
3 vs last sale 6 3 vs year ago 12 · 25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
26 vs last sale 48 42 vs year ago 64 · 65.6%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Apr 25, 2026Slaughter Cattle Special
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $125.97/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 306.08 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.
Average price
$125.97
2 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
97.99
vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3538125.976782thin
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 sale2 hd
125.97
WV average3 barns · 38 hd
223.96
−97.99
This barn, trailing median1 sales
432.05
−306.08
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,785153.532,7415thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313113.491,49012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27099.601,26510

Every lot, as filed

10 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,27099.60/cwt84.00–112.001,26510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,352117.72/cwt113.00–125.001,59211
CowsBoner 80-85%88567.00/cwt67.00–67.005931
Bulls1,785153.53/cwt135.00–166.002,7415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460189.00/cwt189.00–189.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720138.00/cwt138.00–138.009941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550538125.97/cwt124.00–128.006782

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.