Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.00/cwt on 3 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

3 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.70

vs WV average

−52.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	205.00	1,025	3thin

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 sale3 hd

205.00

—

WV average4 barns · 314 hd

243.70

−38.70

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−52.81

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	1,525	130.50	1,990	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,466	111.94	1,641	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,226	76.90	943	11

Every lot, as filed

8 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%	—	990	51.59/cwt	43.00–62.00	511	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	86.39/cwt	65.00–105.00	1,136	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	109.13/cwt	50.00–121.00	1,642	5
Bulls	—	—	1,340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	3

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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