Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.28/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −187.69 against this barn's trailing median of $489.98.

Average price

$302.28

62 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1-2

$61.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs WV average

−8.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	311.14	1,735	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	310.00	1,823	10thin
Large 1	557	310.00	1,727	5thin
Medium 1	571	307.50	1,756	8thin
Medium and Large 1	570	303.78	1,732	14thin
Medium and Large 3	535	259.31	1,388	3thin
Small 1-2	518	250.00	1,294	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.14/cwt here — about $440 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.30, low $474.31, median $489.98 across 4 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 sale62 hd

302.28

—

WV average3 barns · 98 hd

304.02

−1.74

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−8.48

This barn, trailing median4 sales

489.98

−187.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Special Graded Sale - 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 2	650–700	652	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,180	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	241.64/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	312.05/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	295.68/cwt	255.00–317.50	1,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	253.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	244.08/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	225.84/cwt	225.50–226.00	1,942	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	298.03/cwt	280.00–304.00	2,036	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	297.80/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	213.57/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,546	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	239.13/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,490	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,292	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	969	3
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	656	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,312	4
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	3
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	528	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	937	2
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	571	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,756	8
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	748	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,750	6
Steers	Large 1	550–600	557	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	580	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1	600–650	635	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	818	184.47/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	474	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	764	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	13
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	362	326.77/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,183	3
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	842	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,793	10
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	10
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	656	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,998	9
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	414	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,035	9
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	643	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	303.78/cwt	302.50–304.00	1,732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	326.14/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	231.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	217.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	271.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	231.73/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,022	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	953	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	307.87/cwt	265.00–311.00	1,749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	239.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	230.38/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,279	13

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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