Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −190.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$205.00

1 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.43

vs WV average

−47.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	205.00	1,076	1thin

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 sale1 hd

205.00

—

WV average7 barns · 259 hd

234.43

−29.43

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−47.68

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−190.34

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	1,650	135.00	2,228	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	117.00	1,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	100.53	1,164	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	74.60	877	5thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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 2Fleshy	600–650	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	58.47/cwt	56.00–61.00	698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	85.36/cwt	60.00–104.00	994	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	100.53/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,164	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,890	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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