Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.50/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −182.84 against this barn's trailing median of $395.34.

Average price

$212.50

3 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−70.82 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	212.50	1,063	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

212.50

—

WV average1 barns · 3 hd

212.50

+0.00

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−70.82

This barn, trailing median5 sales

395.34

−182.84

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	1,855	126.83	2,353	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	111.00	1,943	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	109.18	1,508	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	95.45	1,122	23

Every lot, as filed

17 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	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	734	2
Bulls	—	—	2,155	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	118.75/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Natural	—	1,165	99.49/cwt	75.00–115.00	1,159	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,277	126.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,618	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	92.87/cwt	67.00–109.00	1,119	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,344	116.52/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,566	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	103.62/cwt	70.00–113.00	1,463	20

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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