Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $170.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −262.05 against this barn's trailing median of $432.05.

Average price

$170.00

4 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−63.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	170.00	966	4thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

170.00

—

WV average3 barns · 28 hd

233.64

−63.64

This barn, trailing median1 sales

432.05

−262.05

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	1,433	130.77	1,874	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	111.72	1,558	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	110.85	1,938	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	67.33	799	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,299	182.09	2,365	11
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,426	170.79	2,436	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	183.76	2,757	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	170.14	2,443	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,183	157.97	1,869	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2	450–500	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	139.37/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	199.37/cwt	190.00–230.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	500–550	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	293	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	138.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	85.53/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,061	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	218	2
Steers	Select	—	1,210	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,730	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,436	170.14/cwt	150.00–183.00	2,443	5
Steers	Select	—	1,170	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,936	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,526	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,823	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	110.85/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,938	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,612	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	110.39/cwt	94.00–121.00	1,600	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,299	182.09/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,365	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,603	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,661	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	173.18/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,317	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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