Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $159.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −294.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.94.

Average price

$159.00

6 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−84.26

vs WV average

−107.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	170.00	984	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	137.00	747	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

159.00

—

WV average6 barns · 389 hd

243.26

−84.26

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−107.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

453.94

−294.94

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,861	145.87	2,715	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	124.26	1,608	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	79.93	928	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	118.00	1,280	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 2-3	450–500	460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	145.87/cwt	131.00–158.00	2,715	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	96.16/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,202	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	67.02/cwt	60.00–73.00	729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	121.71/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	184	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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