Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $111.48/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −230.83 against this barn's trailing median of $342.31.

Average price

$111.48

4 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.62

vs WV average

−139.29 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	723	130.70	945	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	770	92.25	710	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale4 hd

111.48

—

WV average4 barns · 10 hd

169.09

−57.62

National average143 barns · 7,169 hd

250.76

−139.29

This barn, trailing median1 sales

342.31

−230.83

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	—	High	1,711	138.87	2,376	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	116.45	1,619	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	88.64	1,059	7thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	76.81/cwt	74.00–79.00	876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	88.96/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,759	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	104.41/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,396	3
Bulls	—	—	2,153	157.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	3,385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	92.25/cwt	83.00–102.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	130.70/cwt	124.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	260	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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