Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $176.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −160.31 against this barn's trailing median of $336.31.

Average price

$176.00

2 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.97

vs WV average

−58.66 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	715	191.00	1,366	1thin
Medium and Large 3	770	161.00	1,240	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

176.00

—

WV average4 barns · 41 hd

223.97

−47.97

National average141 barns · 9,589 hd

234.66

−58.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

336.31

−160.31

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	1,919	149.42	2,867	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,496	121.91	1,824	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	121.33	1,933	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	101.01	1,219	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	183.00	2,478	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	179.02	2,383	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	182.44	2,594	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,433	174.76	2,504	4thin

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 3	500–550	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	149.42/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	121.91/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,824	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	101.01/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,219	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	121.33/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,354	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,478	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	179.02/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,383	14
Steers	Select	—	1,512	175.68/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,656	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	182.44/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,594	12
Steers	Select	—	1,195	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,055	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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