Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $234.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −176.48 against this barn's trailing median of $410.48.

Average price

$234.00

3 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.59

vs WV average

−39.74 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	620	234.00	1,451	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

3 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $446.13, low $366.62, median $410.48 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

234.00

—

WV average5 barns · 87 hd

257.59

−23.59

National average178 barns · 24,302 hd

273.74

−39.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

410.48

−176.48

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	1,740	131.00	2,279	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,547	118.54	1,834	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	86.43	987	6thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,133	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,018	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,932	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,547	118.54/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,834	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	86.43/cwt	78.00–95.00	987	6

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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